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Ba Da Pagoda is a delightful and A: 3 Nhà Thờ, Hoan Kiem Ba Da Pagoda, historic pagoda on Nha Tho St a History Hanoi short walk from St Joseph’s Map Cathedral.

Ba Dinh Square is where several of the Hanoi’s most historic sights are located - ’s Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts, Ho Ba Dinh A: Ba Dinh Hanoi Museums Chi Minh Museum, the Presidential Square, Hanoi Map Palace and the . Allow yourself at least a half day for exploration here keeping in mind the mausoleum is only open in the...

11th century Bach Ma Temple is Hanoi’s oldest place of worship and is easily visited while strolling A: 76 Hang Buom St, Hoan through the Old Quarter. Bach Ma Bach Ma Kiem District, Hanoi - in the or White Horse Temple was Cultural Temple, Hanoi Old Quarter dedicated by King Ly Thai To, the Map city’s founder, in the 11th century. Much of the present structure dates from the 18th century and significant restoration...

A: 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Str., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi T: (84.4) 7332131 Vietnamʼs most important collection E: of painting, sculpture, lacquer and Fine Arts [email protected] other objects is set in a French Museum, Museums colonial building not far from Ba Hanoi W: Dinh Square and the Military www.vnfineartsmuseum.org.vn History Museum.

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Hanoi Citadel is the capital's most recently opened historic sight and is also one of its most interesting. It A: Enter from Hoang Dieu St, occupies a vast swathe of land in Hanoi Citadel, Hanoi, nearby the Cot Co Museums the centre of town, but very few Hanoi Tower. travellers have worked out that it’s Map now open for visitors.The citadel has been at the centre of military affairs in the capital for more...

© Copyright Six Degrees Asia 2015 Most of the infamous Hoa Lo Prison, aka Hanoi Hilton, was demolished to make way for an office and apartment complex in the 1990s. Hoa Lo - Hanoi A: 1 Hoa Lo St, Hanoi, One wing has been preserved as a Hilton Prison, Museums museum. It remembers the Hanoi Map incarceration of American POWs during the Vietnam War, including Senator John McCain. The museum also tells the less known story...

The simple timber house on stilts in a lovely garden setting from which Ho Chi Minh's A: Ba Dinh Square behind Ho Ho Chi Minh ruled war time North house on stilts, Chi Minh's Mausoleum Museums Vietnam prior to his death in 1969. Hanoi Map The house is modelled on montagnard dwellings from Vietnam's far north.

Ho Chi Minh's Mauloleum is the imposing Soviet style block in which A: Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi. President Ho Chi Minh’s embalmed Ho Chi Minh's Enter at Southern end near Ho corpse lies. Located at the centre of Mausoleum, History Chi Minh Museum. historic Ba Dinh Square, thousands Hanoi Map of locals and international visitors line up to pay their respects each day.

An early morning spent wandering around legendary Hoan Kiem Lake is a perfect way to start any Hanoi day. If you’re feeling energetic, join Hoan Kiem A: Central Hanoi Parks the locals in some tai chi or check Lake, Hanoi Map out the wonderful parade of Hanoi characters, many old warriors amongst them, that makes the daily pilgrimage to the lake’s shore.

Hanoi's Museum of Ethnology explores Vietnam's 54 ethnic minority groups looking at A: Nguyen Van Huyen Rd, Cau Museum of costumes, rituals and traditions. A Giay District, Hanoi Ethnology, Museums very worthwhile stop - especially for W: http://www.vme.org.vn/ Hanoi those heading into the minority Map areas of the far north and central provinces. Located 7kms from central Hanoi.

Vietnam’s best account of its thousands of years of history is set in one of Hanoi’s finest buildings. A Museum of A: 1 Trang Tien St, Hanoi - in refreshing break from war and Vietnamese the French Quarter Museums propaganda it focuses on Vietnam’s History, Hanoi Map pre 20th century story. The limited English language descriptions and a lack of contextual information are a big letdown.

© Copyright Six Degrees Asia 2015 Hanoi’s Old Quarter is a warren of bustling lanes that have been the commercial heart of the capital for A: From the north end of Hoan centuries. The 36 streets were Old Quarter, Kiem Lake Cultural created in the 13th century to serve Hanoi Map the needs of the royal palace. Each street represented a specialist guild of artisans and the names of the streets still reflect these today...

One of Hanoi’s most revered sights, the One Pillar Pagoda dates back to A: Ba Dinh Square Hanoi, Hanoi’s founding and is a commonly One Pillar nearby the Ho Chi Minh Cultural used symbol of the city. It’s located Pagoda, in a serene garden space near the Map in Ba Dinh Square.

Along with the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, dates back Temple of to Hanoi’s founding 1000 years ago. A: Quoc Tu Giam St, Hanoi Literature, Cultural Vietnam’s first university was Map Hanoi inaugurated in 1076 and while little remains of the original complex, it’s an essential stop while in Hanoi.

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