Since the capital city of Hanoi was liberated 65 years ago, it has witnessed enormous changes but kept historical values.
The only surviving gate of the citadel of Thang Long, O Quan Chuong not only brings beauty in architecture but also represents Hanoi ancient history (Photo: VNA)
Ba Dinh square. This place is one of Hanoi’s most famous historical relic sites. At Ba Dinh square on September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Tran Quoc pagoda, one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
St Joseph's Cathedral, also known as Nha Tho Lon in Vietnamese, was built in 1887 (Photo: VNA)
The Hanoi Opera House has been a rendezvous for those who love theatrical performance and traditional songs and music, symphonies, opera and classical opera. It is also a tourist attraction for local and foreign visitors (Photo: VNA)
Tourists take pedicab rides discovering Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hang Ma street (Photo: VNA)
Dinh Tien Hoang street (Photo: VNA) (Photo: VNA)
Hoan Kiem lake (Photo: VNA)
Trang Tien street (Photo: VNA)
Truc Bach lake (Photo: VNA)
Ngoc Khanh lake (Photo: VNA)
Nhat Tan bridge at night (Photo: VNA)
Nguyen Chi Thanh – Lang crossroad overpass (Photo: VNA)
Four storey interchange of Khuat Duy Tien-Nguyen Xien-Nguyen Trai in Thanh Xuan district (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi plans to construct a pedestrian tunnel costing about 80 billion VND (3.44 million USD), connecting Tran Nguyen Han Street and Chuong Duong Do Street in Hoan Kiem district.
The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sport has planned several decoration activities to give a facelift to the capital city on its upcoming 65th anniversary of Liberation Day (October 10).
65 years have gone since Hanoi was liberated from the French. The capital city has changed in more ways than one. Let’s take a glance at the glorious victory through a series of photos below.
The Hanoi Book Festival 2019, themed “Hanoi – the city for peace”, opened at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel on October 2, as part of activities to mark the upcoming 65th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10).
Many activities including street carnival and Hanoi Dragon Dance Festival took place on October 6 around Sword Lake to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation day (October 10, 1954-2019).