Turtle Tower

The Turtle Tower, 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

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. is situated 370 metres west of Turtle Tower.

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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. is situated 660 metres southwest of Turtle Tower.

Turtle Tower

Latitude
21.02783° or 21° 1′ 40″ north
Longitude
105.85227° or 105° 51′ 8″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
7PH72VH2+4W
Geo­Names ID
8556324
Wiki­data ID
Q1134533
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Turtle Tower” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Torre de la Tortuga”
  • Chinese: “龟塔”
  • Czech: “Želví věž”
  • Esperanto: “Testuda Turo”
  • French: “tour de la Tortue”
  • French: “Tour de la Tortue”
  • German: “Schildkrötenturm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος της Χελώνας”
  • Hindi: “कछुआ टावर”
  • Italian: “Torre della Tartaruga”
  • Japanese: “亀の塔”
  • Khmer: “ប៉ម អណ្តើក”
  • Korean: “탑루어”
  • Korean: “터틀 타워”
  • Polish: “Wieża Żółwia”
  • Portuguese: “Torre da Tartaruga”
  • Spanish: “Torre de la Tortuga”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежа Черепахи”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp Rùa”

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