Hai Bà Trưng District

Hai Bà Trưng is one of the four original urban districts of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. The district currently has 18 wards, covering a total area of 10.26 square kilometres.

Type: administrative territorial entity
Description: urban district in Hanoi, Vietnam
Also known as: “Hai Bà Trưng district” and “Quan Hai Ba Trung”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hoa Lo Prison and Opera House.

Hoa Lo Prison

Museum

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Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in Hanoi 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.

Opera House

Theater building

Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0.

The Hanoi Opera House, or the Grand Opera House is an opera house in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It was erected by the French colonial administration between 1901 and 1911.

The Vietnamese Women's Museum, is a museum established and operated by the Vietnam Women’s Union, officially opened its doors to public in 1995. The four-storey building is in Hanoi, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, situated along the central Hoan Kiem Lake and old quarter.