Hanoi French-style villa opens to visitors after renovation

A French-style villa in Hanoi's downtown started to be opened to visitors on January 26 after renovation.
Hanoi French-style villa opens to visitors after renovation ảnh 1A view of the village. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A French-style villa inHanoi's downtown started to be opened to visitors on January 26 after renovation.

One side of the villa is at 49 Tran Hung Dao Streetand the other, at 46 Hang Bai Street, Hoan Kiem district. It was built on an areaof nearly 993 square metres, with the villa itself taking up 174.

The same day, the Hoan Kiem district People’sCommittee inaugurated a photo exhibition on the makeover of the villa which nowalso serves as the Hanoi old quarter culture exchange centre and a venue forcultural activities of the district.

The renovation formed part of a cooperationagreement between the Hanoi People’s Committee and the Ile-de-France region ofFrance on urban planning and management.

On this occasion, organisers also displayed images by French photographer Francois Carlet Soulages, depicting the structure beforeand during its renovation./.
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