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[1] [2] [3] Located at the 4-way intersection of Phạm Ngọc Thạch, Trần Cao Vân and Võ Văn Tần streets, the lake is adorned with a modernist monument designed by architect Nguyễn Kỳ, and unveiled in 1969. [4] Prior to this, a 1878-built French water tower existed, which was replaced by a small lake and monument in 1921.
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.
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The inhabitants of the Truc Yen Village, located on the south shore of the newly formed lake, were in the business of making bamboo blinds and hence cultivated a small variety of bamboo. [1] In 1957 and 1958, major Thanh Niên Road was built between the lakes. In 1730s, the Trịnh Lord Trịnh Giang had Trúc Lâm Palace constructed on the ...
Capturing a celebrity’s likeness through art is no small feat, but one wax museum in Vietnam has proven how things can go hilariously wrong. A TikTok video, shared by Simon’s Travel Tales ...
West Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Tây) is the biggest freshwater lake of Hanoi, Vietnam, located northwest of the city center. With a shore length of 17 kilometres (11 mi) and 500 hectares (5.0 km 2 ) in area, this is the largest lake of the capital and a popular place for recreation with many surrounding gardens, hotels and villas.
Núi Cốc Reservoir (Vietnamese: Hồ Núi Cốc) is an artificial lake, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the city of Thái Nguyên in Thái Nguyên Province, Vietnam, in Tam Đảo National Park. It is a popular visitor attraction on account of the legend associated with the 89 islands within the lake.
Back on Aug. 10, Bunk Pond was in the news when tragedy struck and a 23-year-old Taunton woman, Elfreda Neneh Yovonie, drowned there, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said.