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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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: A small building in the middle of Sword Lake
  • Also known as: “Quy Sơn Tháp”
  • Address: Hà Nội
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Vietnam and Saint Joseph Cathedral.

Library
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The is the national library in and it is located in . It was established by a decree of 29 November 1917 as the central library of Indochina. is situated 380 metres southwest of Turtle Tower.

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.

Museum
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Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison 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 670 metres southwest of Turtle Tower.

Turtle Tower

Latitude
21.02787° or 21° 1′ 40″ north
Longitude
105.85229° or 105° 51′ 8″ east
Open location code
7PH72VH2+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 178995269
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1134533
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In Other Languages

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

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