Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Hanoi, Vietnam

The Ho Chi Minh Museum is located in Hanoi, Vietnam. Constructed in the 1990s, it is dedicated to the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam's revolutionary struggle against foreign powers.

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The One Pillar Pagoda, formally belongs to an architecture complex called Diên Hựu tự which means 'pagoda of extended blessings'. The pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in the central Ba Đình district, Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The most famous part of this architecture complex is Liên Hoa Đài (蓮花臺) means 'the lotus pedestal' which is a temple with special structure: a building laid on one pillar. The original pagoda was built in 1049, had some additions and was perfected in 1105. It is regarded alongside the Hương Temple, as one of Vietnam's two most iconic temples.

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The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a large building located in the center of Ba Dinh Square, where Ho, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Vietnam from 1951 until his death in 1969, read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It is open to the public every morning except Monday.

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Ba Đình Square is the name of a square in Hanoi where president Ho Chi Minh read the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. It is named after the Ba Đình Uprising, an anti-French rebellion that occurred in Vietnam in 1886–1887 as part of the Cần Vương movement. When Ho Chi Minh died, the granite Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum was built here to display his embalmed body. It remains a major site of tourism and pilgrimage.

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The Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long is a complex of historic buildings associated with the history of Vietnam located in the centre of Hanoi, Vietnam. Its construction began in 1010 and was completed in early 1011 under the reign of Emperor Lý Thái Tổ of the Lý dynasty.

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The War Memorial in Hanoi is located across the Ba Dinh Square, across the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and close to Hanoi Citadel. Constructed in 1993 in a fusion of traditional Vietnamese and modernist architecture, the memorial commemorates men and women who sacrificed themselves during the Vietnam War. The war is known by many names, e.g. as the American War in Vietnam. The memorial is a focal point for state functions, commemorating the war dead.

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Doan Mon (端門) is the southern main gate to the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, built during the Ly Dynasty, but the Doan Mon gate that still exists today was built by the Le Su Dynasty and was renovated and renovated under the Nguyen Dynasty. This is one of the 5 remaining works in Thang Long, namely: Hanoi Flagpole, Cua Bac, Doan Mon, Kinh Thien Palace and Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam. Doan Mon Gate is U-shaped, 46.5 m long from East to West, has 5 arches, the central arch is for the king to go, the two terminus gates next to are Ta Doan Mon and Huu Doan Mon. The current gate is intact. Currently, the door is the entrance and exit of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long.

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The Vietnam Military History Museum, set up on 17 July 1956, is one of seven national museums in Vietnam. It covers 12,800 m2. It is situated in central Hanoi, opposite the Lenin Park and near the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. The Flag Tower of Hanoi is located inside of the museum grounds.

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The Flag Tower of Hanoi is a tower in Hanoi, Vietnam, which is one of the symbols of the city and once a part of the Hanoi Citadel, a World Heritage Site. Its height is 33.4 m.

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Lenin Park is a park named Lenin located opposite the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi. It is located on Dien Bien Phu, Tran Phu and Hoang Dieu streets. The campus of the park is triangular, with a total area of 17,183 m², which includes the Lenin monumental architectural complex.

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The Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts is located in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a museum showcasing Vietnam's fine arts from a range of historical periods. It is the country's primary art museum, the second being the smaller Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts.

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Hanoi Train Street is a narrow train bypass in Hanoi 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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Hong Ha Theater is located at 51 Duong Thanh, Cua Dong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, is a place for the art of tuong. Built in 1954, the theater is the main performance venue of the Vietnam Tuong Theater. However, this place also performs rowing performances, cai luong, and spoken dramas, but when the tuong troupe does not perform. Hong Ha Theater has 393 seats, of which 273 seats are near the stage and 120 seats are in the balcony area. The theater stage is 7.89 meters wide and 6.41 meters high.

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O Quan Chuong (also known as Dong Ha Umbrella, Thanh Ha Umbrella, Cua Dong Umbrella, the literal name is Dong Ha Mon, is an umbrella gate of ancient Hanoi, located in the east of the citadel surrounding the Thang Long Citadel, built in the 10th year of Canh Hung, in the third year of Gia Long it was rebuilt and retains the same style to this day. This is one of the 21 remaining gates of the old Thang Long citadel.

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