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Location: 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.
It was used by French troops as an observation tower and communication station
between command headquarters and adjacent military posts. It was built in 1812
and is composed of three platforms and a tower. The words Nghenh Huc, meaning
"to welcome dawn's sunlight," are inscribed on the eastern door. The western
door bears the two words Hoi Quang, meaning "to reflect light," and the southern
door, Huong Minh, meaning "directed to the sunlight." The tower receives
sunlight through 36 flower-shaped and six fan-shaped windows.
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