Photo exhibition highlights Hanoi’s past, present architecture
Hanoi (VNA) – A photo exhibition featuring the past and present architecture of Hanoi as well as the development of the capital city opened at 45 Trang Tien street on July 13.
The exhibition, co-organised
by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and the Hanoi Artistic
Photography Association, showcases 132 outstanding works, reflecting a
comprehensive picture of Hanoi’s architecture.
The photos captured traditional and modern
characteristics as well as historical and cultural values of different
structures in Hanoi such as temples, pagodas, buildings, monuments and urban
sceneries, according to Vu Quoc Khanh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of
Photographic Artists.
They were selected from 1,446 entries sent by 233
photographers to the sixth Hanoi Art Photography Festival 2017.
The jurymen presented two silver and three
bronze medals and five consolidation prizes to the most excellent works.
The exhibition will run through July 16.-VNA