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City Guide > South-East Asia > Virginia > Hanoi | |
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Key Attractions The Old Quarter A maze of 36 narrow streets named after the products that were traditionally sold here and home to the amazing tunnel houses which have a very narrow frontage hiding very long rooms. North of Hoan Kiem Lake Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum Former President Ho Chi Minh lies in state here and people come from all over Vietnam and the world to pay their respects. Ba Dinh Square Tel: (04) 843 5064. The Temple of Literature A beautifully preserved temple dating from 1070 which became the first university in Vietnam where the sons of mandarins were educated. Quoc Tu Giam Street Tel: (04) 843 3615. Fine Arts Museum Museum housed in a fine building with exhibits of artworks from prehistory to the present day. 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Tel: (04) 846 5801. Ho Chi Minh’s House The simple stilt house where Ho Chi Minh occasionally lived when he was president, still containing many of his personal effects. 1 Bach Thao, Ba Dinh Tel: (04) 823 4760. |