Vietnam Military History Museum
Vietnam Military History Museum is a museum in Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi. Vietnam Military History Museum is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Hai Bà Trưng Temple, as well as near the neighborhood Thái Hà Ấp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hai Bà Trưng Temple and Opera House.
Hai Bà Trưng Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hai Bà Trưng Temple is a place of worship in Hanoi near Hoàn Kiếm Lake. It is one of several temples to the two Trưng Sisters in Vietnam. According to tradition it was founded by Lý Anh Tông around 1160 after he visited a shrine to the Trưng Sisters, who then appeared to him as rain spirits.
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. Opera House is situated 1½ km north of Vietnam Military History Museum.
Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton)
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. Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) is situated 1½ km northwest of Vietnam Military History Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thái Hà Ấp.
Thái Hà Ấp
Neighborhood
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Thái Hà Ấp is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km west of Vietnam Military History Museum.
Vietnam Military History Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi, Northern Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.01216° or 21° 0′ 44″ northLongitude
105.85451° or 105° 51′ 16″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
7PH72V63+VRGeoNames ID
7533601
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