Hanoi Opera House

There was a big fountain in front of Hanoi Opera House. Then it was demolished and this area was named the August Square. - Photo from vnexpress.net (2/10/2010) Trước cửa Nhà hát Lớn Hà Nội cũng từng có một tượng đài phun nước khá lớn nhưng sau đó cũng bị bỏ đi, thế chỗ cho quảng trường Cách mạng tháng Tám hiện nay.

Old photos of Hanoi (early 20th century)

December 3rd 2012
The beauty of old Vietnam in precious color photos - December 2012 The color photos in this blog (No. 1 to No. 16) were published on Dân Trí website on 3 December 2012. They were taken during 1910 - 1930 by the photographers who were sponsored by Albert Kahn to travel to Vietnam for taking photos of the country and people. Albert Kahn (1860 – 1940) was a famous French bank owner of Jewis ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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