Turtle Tower
The Turtle Tower, also called the Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi, Vietnam. 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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- Monument
- …is also known as “Quy Sơn Tháp”
- Description: A small building in the middle of Sword Lake
- Address: Hà Nội
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Turtle Tower
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Latitude
21.02787° or 21° 1′ 40″ north
Longitude
105.85229° or 105° 51′ 8″ east
Open location code
7PH72VH2+4W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = monument
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historic = monument
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Turtle Tower” goes by many names.
Torre de la TortugaCatalan
龜塔Chinese
龟塔Chinese
Želví věžCzech
Testuda TuroEsperanto
Πύργος της ΧελώναςGreek
कछुआ टावरHindi
Torre della TartarugaItalian
亀の塔Japanese
ប៉ម អណ្តើកKhmer
탑루어Korean
터틀 타워Korean
Wieża ŻółwiaPolish
Башня ЧерепахиRussian
Вежа ЧерепахиUkrainian
Tháp RùaVietnamese
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