Historical & cultural relics

Kim Lien Pagoda

Kim Lien Pagoda is located in Quang An Village, Tay Ho District, Hanoi. Kim Lien Pagoda was originally built on Nghi Tam Peninsula, on the bank of West Lake. The pagoda was part of the former Tu Hoa Palace of … Read more

Tran Quoc Pagoda

Tran Quoc Pagoda is located on an islet of West Lake in Hanoi.  The pagoda is one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam and a cultural symbol of Vietnamese Buddhism. It is said that, the pagoda was built under the … Read more

Temple of Literature

Temple of Literature is located on Van Mieu Street, 2km west of Hoan Kiem Lake. Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam is a famous historical and cultural relic consisting of the Temple of Literature and Vietnam’s first university. The Temple … Read more

Hanoi Flag Tower

Hanoi Flag Tower situates on Dien Bien Phu Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi; near Ba Dinh Square. Hanoi Flag Tower, also called Cot Co, is one of the rare architectural works in Hanoi that was fortunate enough to not be … Read more

Quan Thanh Temple

Quan Thanh Temple is situated in Quan Thanh Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. This is one of the Four Guards of Old Thang Long. Quan Thanh Temple is an important historical and cultural relic, on a large and beautiful area … Read more

Quan Su Pagoda

Quan Su Pagoda (or the Ambassadors’ Pagoda) is located at 73 Quan Su Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Formerly, it was a small Buddhist Pagoda, which had been constructed during the Le Dynasty in the 15th century to receive foreign … Read more

Co Loa Historical site

Co Loa Historical site is located in Co Loa Village, Dong Anh District, Hanoi. Throughout history, Co Loa was nominated twice as the capital of Vietnam: the first time during the An Duong Vuong era in the late 3rd and … Read more

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