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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 ...
Hoan Kiem turtle. The Hoàn Kiếm turtle, also Rafetus leloii, was an obsolete or controversial taxon of turtle from Southeast Asia, based on specimens from Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. Most experts classify this turtle as synonymous with the rare Yangtze giant softshell turtle ( Rafetus swinhoei ), although some Vietnamese biologists ...
The Turtle Tower (Tháp Rùa) standing on a small island near the center of the lake is linked to the legend. The first name of Hoàn Kiếm lake was Tả Vọng when the Emperor had not given the Magical Sword back to the Golden Turtle God (Cụ Rùa).
Ngọc Sơn Temple. The Ngọc Sơn Temple ( Vietnamese: Đền Ngọc Sơn, chữ Nôm: 𪽛玉山) is located on a islet in Hoàn Kiếm Lake, central Hanoi, Vietnam .
Hoàn Kiếm ( chữ Hán: 郡 還 劍; transl.Returned Sword) is one of the four original urban districts of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. [3] It is named after the scenic Hoàn Kiếm Lake. The lake is in the heart of the district and serves as the focal point of the city's public life. The majority of tourist attractions in Hanoi are ...
Hundreds of replicas of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) have been created worldwide.The original Statue of Liberty, designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is 151 feet tall and stands on a pedestal that is 154 feet tall, making the height of the entire sculpture 305 feet.
Phu Ruea. / 17.50000°N 101.33333°E / 17.50000; 101.33333. Phu Ruea ( Thai: ภูเรือ ), is a 1365 m high mountain in Loei province, Thailand. It is in Phu Ruea district. This mountain is part of the Phetchabun Mountains, a massif forming a natural boundary between northern Thailand and Isan. The peak rises seven kilometers ...
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