Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Hoàn Kiếm Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Hoàn Kiếm, chữ Hán: 湖還劍, meaning "Lake of the Returned Sword" or "Lake of the Restored Sword"), also known as Sword Lake (Hồ Gươm) or Tả Vọng Lake (Hồ Tả Vọng), is a fresh water lake, measuring some 12 ha in the historical center of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. In the past ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... chữ Nôm: 𪽛玉山) is located on a islet in Hoàn Kiếm Lake, central Hanoi, Vietnam. History
View history; Tools. Tools. ... Download as PDF; ... chữ Nôm: 橋棲旭), is a footbridge over Hoàn Kiếm Lake within Hanoi, Vietnam. History
The following is a list of Lakes in Vietnam. Ba Mẫu Lake; Ba Bể Lake; Biển Hồ Lake; Bảy Mẫu Lake; Búng Bình Thiên; Dầu Tiếng Lake; Giảng Võ Lake; Lakes in Hanoi (Các hồ tại Hà Nội): Hoàn Kiếm Lake; Núi Cốc Lake; Phú Ninh Lake; Thiền Quang Lake; Trúc Bạch Lake; West Lake; Xuân Hương Lake; Định ...
Turtle Tower The tower is located on an island in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake. Turtle Tower (Vietnamese: Tháp Rùa / 塔𪛇), also called Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It is one of the most iconic, symbolic and most recognizable pieces of architecture representing ...
Hoàn Kiếm is the downtown and commercial center of Hanoi. Most of the largest Vietnamese public corporations and bank headquarters are located here, but the central government offices are located in Ba Đình district. The Hanoi Metropolitan People's Committee is located on Đinh Tiên Hoàng street, adjacent to the Hoàn Kiếm lake.
The emperor hands over the sword and Kim Quy disappears into the lake, which has ever since been called The Lake of the Returned Sword (Hoàn Kiếm Lake). [3] [4] The lake was, until very recently, home to the Hoan Kiem turtle, but the last one died in late 2015 or early 2016. The Turtle Tower on an island in the lake, commemorates the legend.
The Hai Bà Trưng Temple is a place of worship in Hanoi near Hoàn Kiếm Lake. [1] It is one of several temples to the two Trưng Sisters in Vietnam.. Kids playing in the Hai Bà Trưng Temple yard, Hanoi