With this art project, for the first time contemporary art has been brought to the street level for the community to directly engage with art honouring Hanoi’s rich heritage. (Photo: VNS) Hanoi (VNA) – Artists of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea workedtogether to turn the walls of the railway viaduct on Phung Hung Street indowntown Hanoi into pieces of art.
The street, pedestrian-only, will be adestination for tourists and local people during the Lunar New Yearcelebrations, with numerous cultural and entertainment activities and folkgames.
The murals are the result of an art projectto renovate Phung Hung Street and introduce art into urban areas which began inAugust last year. Behind the project was the Hoan Kiem District People’sCommittee, UN-Habitat and the Korea Foundation. The topics for the paintingsare memories of old Hanoi and Vietnamese culture.
The railroad viaduct starts from the PhungHung - Tran Phu crossroads and runs to Long Bien Train Station, passing throughPhung Hung and Gam Cau streets. The viaduct is part of the historic Long Bien Bridge,built in 1899-1902 by French architects. - VNA
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