Old features of the ancient citadel HTML clipboardHanoi has so far concealed a secret: the
Forbidden Citadel, the heart of the former dynasties. In reality, the citadel
still stands there, but not all people can imagine how it looked.
Phu Thuy Pagoda HTML clipboardLocation: is located in Phu Thuy
village, Gia Lam, a suburban district of Hanoi.
Co Loa Historical Site HTML clipboardLocation: This relic of an ancient urban
area and military citadel is located in Co Loa Village, Dong Anh District,
Hanoi. Characteristic: Throughout history, Co Loa was nominated twice as the
capital of Vietnam: the first time during the An Duong Vuong era in the late 3rd
and early 2nd century BC, and the second time during the Ngo Vuong Quyen reign
in the middle of the 10th century.
Hanoi Cathedral HTML clipboardLocation: Hanoi Cathedral is at 40 Nha
Chung Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Characteristic: Hanoi Cathedral was built on the site of the former Bao
Thien Tower, which was famous in the ancient capital of Thang Long under the Ly
Dynasty (the 11th and 12th centuries).
Hanoi Flag Tower HTML clipboardLocation: Flag Tower is on Dien Bien Phu
Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi; near Ba Dinh Square. Characteristic: Hanoi Flag Tower, also called Cot Co, is one of the rare
architectural works in Hanoi that was fortunate enough to not be destroyed by
the French administration between 1894 and 1897.
Hoan Kiem Lake HTML clipboardLocation: Hoan Kiem Lake is located in the
center of Hanoi. Characteristic: Hoan Kiem Lake also called Lake of the Restored Sword.
The name Lake of the Restored Sword is derived from a legend.
Kim Lien Pagoda HTML clipboardLocation: Kim Lien Pagoda is located in
Quang An Village, Tay Ho District, Hanoi. Characteristic: Kim Lien Pagoda was originally built on Nghi Tam
Peninsula, on the bank of West Lake. The pagoda was part of the former Tu Hoa
Palace of the Ly Dynasty.
Ly Quoc Su Pagoda HTML clipboardLocation: Ly Quoc Su Pagoda is at 50
Ly Quoc Su Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Characteristic: Ly Quoc Su Pagoda worships a Buddhist Monk of the Ly
Dynasty (the 10th - 12th centuries). This Monk, whose full name was Nguyen Chi
Thanh, was born on 1066 in Dien Xa Village, Gia Vien District in Ninh Binh
Province in the reign of King Ly Thanh Tong.
Ngoc Son Temple HTML clipboardLocation: Ngoc Son Temple is on Hoan Kiem
Lake, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Characteristic: Hoan Kiem Lake was already considered the most beautiful
lake in Hanoi when Ngoc Son Temple was built on an island in the 19th century.
One Pillar Pagoda HTML clipboardLocation: One Pillar Pagoda is on Chua Mot
Cot Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. Characteristic: The One Pillar Pagoda is a cultural and historic relic,
unique for its architectural features
Pavilion of the constellation of Literature HTML clipboardLocation: Pavilion of the Constellation of
Literature is in Temple Literature on Van Mieu Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi.
Characteristic: Khue Van Cac, or Pavilion of the Constellation of
Literature, was built under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945).
President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum HTML clipboardLocation: In Ba Dinh Square, Ba Dinh
District, Hanoi. Characteristic: The construction of the Mausoleum started in September
1973, on the foundations of the old rostrum in Ba Dinh Square where president Ho
Chi Minh used to chair national meetings. Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum was completed
nearly two years later on August 29, 1975.
President Ho Chi Minh's Residence HTML clipboardLocation: In Ba Dinh District, Hanoi Characteristic: Located in a large garden at the back of the Presidential
Palace is a nice road covered with pebbles and bordered with mango trees that
lead to a stilt house, Uncle Ho's residence and office from May 1958 until his
death. The perfume of jasmine flowers and roses is omnipresent.
Quan Su Pagoda HTML clipboardLocation: Quan Su Pagoda (or the
Ambassadors' Pagoda) is at 73 Quan Su Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Characteristic: Formerly, it was a small Buddhist Pagoda, which had been
constructed during the Le Dynasty in the 15th century to receive foreign envoys
and ambassadors
Quan Thanh Temple HTML clipboardLocation: Quan Thanh Temple is situated in
Quan Thanh Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. Characteristic: Quan Thanh Temple is one of the Four Guards of Old Thang
Long. Quan Thanh Temple is an important historical and cultural relic, on a
large and beautiful area by West Lake near the northern gate of old Thang Long
Capital.
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... Thank you for organizing everything to make our holiday perfect. You provided us with an excellent service. We had a great time in your country.....it was a real adventure...everything we did we loved....to hiring cycles and riding on the back of motorbikes... 
