Northern Vietnam
Hanoi
Đống Đa District

Thien Quang Lake

Thien Quang Lake is a lake in , . Thien Quang Lake is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: Lake in Temple of Literature, Hanoi
  • Also known as: “Well of Heavenly Clarity”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Photo: Sky 269, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a complex of historic buildings associated with the history of Vietnam located in the centre of , . Its construction began in 1010 and was completed in early 1011 under the reign of Emperor Lý Thái Tổ of the Lý dynasty.

Photo: Gregor Dodson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The President is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh in , .

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bạch Mai and Cầu Giấy.

Suburb
is a ward of the capital city in the of .

Suburb
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is a ward of the capital city in the of .

Suburb
is a ward of the capital city in the of .

Thien Quang Lake

Latitude
21.0288° or 21° 1′ 44″ north
Longitude
105.836° or 105° 50′ 10″ east
Open location code
7PH72RHP+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37934144
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q110923596
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Satellite Map

Discover Thien Quang Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Thien Quang Lake” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “天光井”
  • Japanese: “天光井”
  • Korean: “천광정”
  • Vietnamese: “Ao văn”
  • Vietnamese: “Giếng Thiên Quang”
  • Vietnamese: “Thiên Quang tỉnh”
  • Vietnamese: “Thiên Quang”
  • Vietnamese: “Văn trì”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám and Ba Dinh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Literature and Khue Van pavilion.

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