Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Hanoi, Vietnam

Viet Xo Friendship Labor Culture Palace is a cultural palace located at 91 Tran Hung Dao Street, Tran Hung Dao Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam, a cultural and cultural work for sessions Art performances, scientific conferences, exhibitions. The project was started on January 1, 1978 on the old foundation of the Hanoi Cao Dau, which was destroyed by a bomb during World War II. On September 1, 1985, this cultural palace was completed. The financial source of construction works by the Central Council of the Soviet Union previously awarded, so it was named the Viet Xo Friendship Labor Culture Palace. The project was designed by Soviet architect Isakovich.

Wikipedia: Cung Văn hóa Lao động Hữu nghị Việt Xô (VI)

Quán Sứ Pagoda is a Buddhist temple located at 73 Quan Su Street, Hanoi, Vietnam. The temple is the headquarters of the Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam.

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Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton". Following Operation Homecoming, the prison was used to incarcerate Vietnamese dissidents and other political prisoners, including the poet Nguyễn Chí Thiện. The prison was demolished during the 1990s, although its gatehouse remains a museum.

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The Vietnamese Women's Museum, established and operated by the Vietnam Women’s Union, officially opened its doors to public in 1995. The four-storey building is in Hanoi, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, situated along the central Hoan Kiem Lake and old quarter.

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Cong Nhan Theater is an architectural work at 42 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, with the function of serving multi-purpose performances such as stage, cinema. This is one of the oldest theaters in Vietnam.

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The Hanoi Opera House, or the Grand Opera House is an opera house in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It was erected by the French colonial administration between 1901 and 1911. Hanoi Opera House is one of three opera houses that the French built during their time in Indochina, the others are Haiphong Opera House and Municipal Theatre in Ho Chi Minh city.

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Vietnam History Museum, along with the Vietnam Revolution Museum, are two museums that have been merged into the National History Museum, located in Hanoi. The Vietnam History Museum (old) is the place to store artifacts, reflect the cultures, history of national construction and defense of Vietnamese people from the beginning of enlightenment to the launch of Vietnam Democratic Republic. The Museum has the architectural style of Indochina, located at No. 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. The museum is open to welcome guests for a week, except for the second. There are also many valuable artifacts such as Dong Son drum, Bat Trang pottery, Shiva statue, wooden piles in the battle of Bach Dang, ...

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Dien Hong Flower Garden, is a flower garden located in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city. At the beginning of construction, the Yanhong flower garden was named Chavassieux flower garden. This is a building built by the French in memory of Léon Jean Laurent Chavassieux, a deputy governor-general of Indochina.

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The State Guest House is a historical monument in Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam. It is presently used as a state guest house.

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Chi Linh Flower Garden is another name for Ly Thai To Flower Garden, currently the place where the monument to King Ly Thai To – who publicly founded the imperial city of Thang Long. The flower garden is located on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem District, in the heart of Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Hanoi Post Office is a building located opposite Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, consisting of three post office buildings located at Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Thach and Dinh Le streets, built in neoclassical and Art Deco architectural styles.

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Hoa Phong Tower is a tower located on the shore of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam, which is the only surviving ancient relic of Bao An Pagoda, a large pagoda built in 1842 during the Nguyen Dynasty.

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Pen Tower in Sword Lake is a five-storey stone tower, built in the 18th year of Tu Duc (1865) on the site of the old Monoton mountain according to the idea of vineyard Nguyen Van Sieu, located outside the entrance to The Huc bridge, Ngoc Son temple.

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Thê Húc Bridge, is a footbridge over Hoàn Kiếm Lake within Hanoi, Vietnam.

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The Ngọc Sơn Temple is located on a islet in Hoàn Kiếm Lake, central Hanoi, Vietnam.

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St. Joseph's Cathedral is a Catholic church on Nhà Chung Street, in the Hoàn Kiếm District of Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a late 19th-century Gothic Revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi. The cathedral is named after Joseph, the patron saint of Vietnam.

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Hong Ha Theater is located at 51 Thanh Street, Cua Dong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, is a place for tuong art. Built in 1954, the theater is the main performance venue of the Vietnam Tuong Theatre. However, there are also performances of rowing, reform and drama performances but when the troupe is not performing. Hong Ha Theater has 393 seats, including 273 seats near the stage and 120 seats in the balcony area. The theater stage is 7.89 meters wide, 6.41 meters high.

Wikipedia: Nhà hát Hồng Hà (VI)

Hanoi Train Street is a narrow train bypass which sees a twice-daily train pass close to buildings on either side of the tracks. The track was built by the French in 1902 and is still an active rail line as of 2023.

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