Tag: Hanoi Attractions
Perfume Pagoda – Hanoi
Perfume Pagoda is situated approximately 70 kilometers southwest of Ha Noi, in the Huong Son mountain which boasts a few pagodas built in the Posterior Le Dynasty. Until the beginning […]
Mia Pagoda – Hanoi
Mia Pagoda is also initially called Sung Nghiem Tu. Several years later, Lady Nguyen Thi Dong, also called Lady Mia, had the pagoda rebuilt and renamed. The pagoda has 287 […]
Dau Pagoda – Hanoi
Dau pagoda is one of the most important spiritual sites of Hanoi. The pagoda’s gate faces west; the walls are not too high, mossy green and decorated in Buddhist designs […]
Tram Gian Pagoda – Hanoi
Tram Gian Pagoda, also called Tien Lu Pagoda, is built in the “noi cong ngoai quoc” architectural style which means Cong Chinese character in the inner part and the Quoc […]
Tay Phuong Pagoda – Hanoi
Tay Phuong Pagoda was built in the 8th century and has been restored several times since. In 1632, the pagoda was rebuilt according to the Sino-Vietnamese character Tam (three), featuring […]
Thay Pagoda – Hanoi
Thay Pagoda is situated at the foot of Sai Son Mountain in Phuong Cach Commune, Quoc Oai District, Hanoi (former Ha Tay Province), and 30km southwest of Hanoi downtown. The […]
Temple of Literature – Hanoi
Hanoi Temple of Literature or Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam is a famous historical and cultural relic consisting of the Temple of Literature and Vietnam’s first university. It is located […]
Military History Museum – Hanoi
The Vietnam Museum of Military History is located at No. 28A Dien Bien Phu Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. It was formerly the French expeditionary barracks and covers 10,000 m² […]
Hoan Kiem Lake – Hanoi
Hoan Kiem Lake also called Lake of the Restored Sword. The name Lake of the Restored Sword is derived from a legend. After ten years of hard fighting (1418 – […]
Ngoc Son Temple – Hanoi
Ngoc Son Temple was already considered the most beautiful lake in Hanoi when Ngoc Son Temple was built on an island in the 19th century. Initially, the temple was called […]
One Pillar Pagoda – Hanoi
The One Pillar pagoda was first built in 1049 under the Ly Dynasty, on the west side of the ancient Thang Long Capital. Its original name was Dien Huu, expressing […]
Vietnam Museum of Revolution – Hanoi
The Vietnam Museum of Revolution was established in August 1959. The museum has been designed into 29 showrooms, containing more than thousands of historical exhibits. The museum introduces Vietnam-the land […]