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Hanoi is the capital of the socialist republic of Vietnam. It lies 100km from the sea along the Red river in the plains and has over 3 million inhabitants. It is a city built around several lakes, with many tree lined boulevards and a rich, very well preserved colonial heritage. Hanoi hasn't yet experienced the run-away development typical of many Asian capitals. The area around Hanoi has been inhabited for at least 5000 years, while the first defensive citadel was established in the 8th century. With a few brief interruptions, between 1010 and 1802 it was the political centre of an independent Vietnamese state. Between 1887 and 1954 it served as the capital of French Indochina. In 1954 it became initially the capital of North Vietnam, since 1976 it is the capital of Vietnam.


01 Lake and trees	02 Tree along lakeshore	03 Red flags on street lantern	04 Lake and Ngoc Son pagoda	05 Ngoc Son pagoda


06 Red Huc Sunbeam bridge to Ngoc Son temple	07 Red Huc Sunbeam bridge to Ngoc Son temple	08 Gate to Le Thai To monument	09 Le Thai To monument	10 Street and motorbikes


11 Tree lined pavement	12 General post office building	13 Turtle pagoda shrine	14 Water puppet theatre	15 Water puppet theatre


16 Red Flags at night	17 Gate of Ngoc Son pagoda at night	18 Thap But (pen tower) at night	19 Gate of Ngoc Son pagoda at night


20 Panorama view at night	21 Panorama view at night


22 Turtle pagoda shrine at night	23 Statue of emperor Ly Thai To at night	24 Statue of emperor Ly Thai To in Indira Gandhi park at night	01 Restaurant and shops north of lake	02 Square with roundabout north of lake


03 Cafe restaurant with balconies and sunshades	04 Cafe balconies	05 Cafe restaurant with balconies and sunshades	06 Restaurant balconies	07 Bread seller


08 Street with hotels and shops	09 Hotel boards	10 Chuong Vang theatre	11 Bicycle rickshaw	12 Motorbikes parked on pavement	13 Side alley with restaurants


14 Cleaning dried mushrooms on street	15 Cleaning dried mushrooms on street	16 Cleaning dried mushrooms on street	17 Narrow alley	18 Groceries shop	19 Colonial era building with shops


20 Furnished interior of house in 87 Ma May street	21 Furnished interior of house in 87 Ma May street	22 Furnished interior of house in 87 Ma May street	23 Furnished interior of house in 87 Ma May street	24 Door in house in 87 Ma May street


25 Door in house in 87 Ma May street	26 Door detail - house in 87 Ma May street	27 Door detail - house in 87 Ma May street	01 Ba Dinh square and mausoleum


02 Government building	03 Street lanterns on Ba Dinh square	04 Ho Chi Minh mausoleum	05 Vietnamese flag	06 Ho Chi Minh mausoleum


07 Guards in white uniform at Ho Chi Minh mausoleum	08 Yellow government building	09 Yellow government building	10 Vietnamese soldiers walking on the street	11 Vietnamese soldiers walking on the street


12 Yellow colonial era building	13 Cot Co flag tower	14 Cot Co flag tower	15 Fighter jet in military museum	16 Cannon in military museum


17 Bronze statue of Lenin	18 Presidential palace	19 Presidential palace	20 Presidential palace	21 Danish embassy


01 Fruits shop	02 Fruit vendor with baskets	03 Hapro shopping complex	04 Street	05 Street traffic and shop


06 Red flags	07 Red flags	08 Green pears	09 Apparel fashion shop	10 Avenue and shops	11 Policemen on motorbike


12 Clothes shop	13 Flags shop	14 Colonial era building	15 St Joseph cathedral	16 Inner court and parked motorbikes	17 Colonial era building


01 Hanoi towers	02 Hoa Lo prison	03 Guillotine in Hoa Lo prison	04 Memorial in Hoa Lo prison	05 Yellow French colonial era building


06 Vietnam airlines office	07 Vietnam airlines office	08 Motorcyclists on street	09 Trang Tien plaza shopping mall	10 Motorbikes parked on pavement


11 Motorbikes parked on pavement	12 French colonial era opera house	13 French colonial era opera house	14 French colonial era opera house


15 French colonial era opera house	16 French colonial era opera house at night	01 Getting a haircut	02 Main gate	03 Pavilion


04 Square pond	05 Inner court and temples


06 Inner court and temples	07 Roof detail with dragons	08 Temple interior with red pillars


09 Red and golden roof decorations	10 Temple interior with red pillars	11 Incense stick pot	12 Altar with statue of Confucius	13 Red and golden decorations	14 Row of stele


01 Main gate	01 Main gate	02 Main gate bas-relief with tree	03 Entrance ticket counter	04 Inner court and temple


05 Inner court and temple	06 Flag on pole	07 Ornamental temple door	08 Door decoration	09 Temple interior with decorations


10 Temple interior	11 Richly decorated altar	12 Ornamental pillars	13 Ornamental pillars	14 Golden drawing on red pillar


15 Truc Bach lake and skyline	16 Truc Bach lake


17 Truc Bach lake	18 Swan boats on West lake	19 Swan boats on West lake


20 Swan boats on West lake	21 Revolution memorial at Dong Xuan market	22 Dong Xuan market	01 Panorama view

02 Panorama view

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