VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 years have passed, Ha Noi today has changed a lot but remains somewhere the image of the old Hanoi with the The Huc Bridge, the Hoan Kiem Lake, the Temple of Literature and many others.
Hoan Kiem Lake, near the entrance to Ngoc Son temple in 1896 by French photographer André Salles Firmin (1860-1929).
The Huc Bridge on Hoan Kiem Lake in 1896 was a pretty rough wooden
bridge. In the history, this bridge was repeatedly broken and
reconstructed.
Tran Ba communal house in Ngoc Son Temple.
The Turtle Tower in 1896 with a miniature version of the Statue of Liberty on top.
The north temple in the complex of Ngoc Son temple where worships famous general Tran Hung Dao, 1896.
The front of Quan Thanh Temple, facing the West Lake in 1896.
The West Lake, in front of Quan Thanh Temple, today is where the Thanh Nien road runs through.
The four pillars at the entrance to Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam
(Temple of Literature) in 1896. The French called this work “crow
pagoda” because a lot of crows built nest here.
The lake in the opposite of Khue Van Cac in Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam .
The One Pillar Pagoda in 1896.
T. Van