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Statue of Liberty on the top of Tortoise Tower  
   

Statue of Liberty on the top of Tortoise Tower

This statue was a copy (size 1/16) of the famous Statue of Liberty in New York. It was made from bronze by a French sculptor. First it was placed on the top of Tortoise Tower at Hoàn Kiếm lake in Hanoi's center. Then it was moved to Cửa Nam flower garden before being demolished in 1945 - Photo from vnexpress.net (2/10/2010) (Tượng Nữ thần Tự do ngự trên tháp Rùa (1890 - theo nhật ký của Louis Sadoul), trước khi được đưa ra vườn hoa Cửa Nam rồi bị phá bỏ cùng với một số bức tượng khác vào năm 1945. Bức tượng này là phiên bản của bức tượng Nữ thần tự do ở bên Mỹ được nhà điêu khắc Bartholdi làm bằng chất liệu đồng. Hiện tại phần đồng của bức tượng đang nằm trong pho tượng Adiđa tại chùa làng Ngũ Xã.)
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
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag 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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