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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 ...
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.
Turtle Tower (Tháp Rùa) on Hoàn Kiếm Lake, the natural habitat of the turtle in central Hanoi. Most authorities classify leloii as a junior synonym of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle, based a study by Farkas et al. [3] However, some Vietnamese biologists, such as Hà Đình Đức, who first described leloii, and Le Tran Binh, insist that the two turtles are not the same species.
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.
[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.
Turtle Tower built in Hoàn Kiếm Lake. [10] 1887 — Banque de l'Indochine branch opens. 1888 — St. Joseph's Cathedral built. [11] 1889 — City area expanded with land from Tho Xuong and Vinh Thuan districts. [12] 1890 Steamboat begins operating on the Red River. [8] Racecourse opens. [8] 1894 — Lanessan Hospital built for French ...
[1] From the shore, Thê Húc Bridge ( Cầu Thê Húc ) leads to the islet. Buildings of the temple include the Tháp Bút ("The Pen Tower"), the Đài Nghiên (ink-slab), the Đắc Nguyệt ("moon contemplation pavilion") and the Đình Trấn Ba (pavilion against waves), all of which have symbolic meaning.
Thuận Thiên (順天, lit. "to obey, to accord with, to comply with Heaven") was the mythical sword of the Vietnamese Emperor Lê Lợi, who liberated Vietnam from Ming occupation after ten years of fighting from 1418 until 1428. [1] Lê Lợi then proclaimed himself emperor of the newly established Lê dynasty.