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The majority of tourist attractions in Hanoi are also located in the district. The district currently has 18 wards (phường), covering a total area of 5.29 square kilometres (2.04 sq mi). [1] As of 2019, [2] there were 135,618 people residing in the district Hoàn Kiếm is the downtown and commercial center of Hanoi.
The airport is located in Phú Minh commune in Sóc Sơn district, about 35 km (22 mi) northeast of downtown Hanoi, via the new Nhật Tân Bridge (also inaugurated on 4 January 2015). [2] It can also be reached by National Road 3, which connects it with the eastern suburbs of Hanoi.
Hanoi is a landlocked municipality in the northern region of Vietnam, situated in Vietnam's Red River delta, nearly 90 km (56 mi) from the coast. Hanoi contains three basic kinds of terrain, which are the delta area, the midland area and the mountainous zone.
The outermost sector is the primary defensive fortification of the citadel (called La thành or Kinh thành), the middle sector is the Imperial City (Vietnamese: Hoàng thành), between these two layers is a residential area, the innermost sector is the Forbidden City (or "Purple Forbidden City", from the Vietnamese Tử cấm thành; a term ...
Đại La was known as the city that the Tang general Gao Pian had built in the 860s after the ravages of the Nanzhao War. In 1010, Lý Công Uẩn published the edict explaining why he move his capital to Dai La. Lý Công Uẩn chose the site because it had been an earlier capital in the rich Red River Delta. He saw Đại La as a place ...
Tây Hồ (West Lake) is an urban district (quận) located on the north side of central Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. [5] The district wraps around the West Lake (hồ Tây), one of the largest natural lakes of Vietnam. The district currently has 8 wards, covering a total area of 24.39 square kilometres (9.42 sq mi). [1]
One Pillar Pagoda in 1896. During Nguyễn dynasty, the pagoda was restored and rebuilt in 1840-1850 and 1922.. The pagoda was dynamited in 1954. Contrary to what is commonly written, it was not destroyed by the French, but by a Vietnamese Lieutenant of the French Army who was severely punished.
Hai Bà Trưng (Trưng Sisters District) is one of the four original urban districts (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. [4] The district currently has 18 wards, [1] covering a total area of 10.26 square kilometres (3.96 sq mi). [2]