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Photo exhibition highlights Hanoi’s past, present architecture

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.
Photo exhibition highlights Hanoi’s past, present architecture ảnh 1At the exhibition (Photo: VNA)
  

Hanoi (VNA) – A photoexhibition featuring the past and present architecture of Hanoi as well as thedevelopment of the capital city opened at 45 Trang Tien street on July 13.

The exhibition, co-organisedby the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and the Hanoi ArtisticPhotography Association, showcases 132 outstanding works, reflecting acomprehensive picture of Hanoi’s architecture.

The photos captured traditional and moderncharacteristics as well as historical and cultural values of differentstructures in Hanoi such as temples, pagodas, buildings, monuments and urbansceneries, according to Vu Quoc Khanh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association ofPhotographic Artists.

They were selected from 1,446 entries sent by 233photographers to the sixth Hanoi Art Photography Festival 2017.

The jurymen presented two silver and threebronze medals and five consolidation prizes to the most excellent works. 

The exhibition will run through July 16.-VNA

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