Hồ Hoàn Kiếm

Hoàn Kiếm Lake, also known as Sword Lake or Tả Vọng Lake, is a fresh water lake, measuring some 12 ha in the historical center of , the capital city of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Joseph Cathedral and Hoa Lo Prison.

Church
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St. Joseph's Cathedral is a Catholic church on Nhà Chung Street, in the Hoàn Kiếm District of , . It is a late 19th-century Gothic Revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi.

Museum
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Hỏa Lò Prison was a in originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.

Monument
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The , also called the Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake in central , . It is one of the most iconic, symbolic and most recognizable pieces of architecture representing Hanoi and the entirety of Vietnam.

Hồ Hoàn Kiếm

Latitude
21.02877° or 21° 1′ 44″ north
Longitude
105.85058° or 105° 51′ 2″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
7PH72VH2+G6
Geo­Names ID
1580636
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