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21°1′57″N
105°50′23″E
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21.03250°N 105.83972°E
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21.03250; 105.83972
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The
Flag Tower of Hanoi
(
Vietnamese
:
C?t c? Ha N?i
) is a
tower
in
Hanoi
,
Vietnam
, which is one of the symbols of the city and once a part of the
Hanoi Citadel
, a
World Heritage Site
. Its height is 33.4 m (41 m with the flag).
History
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The tower is considered to have been built in 1805 or 1812
[1]
during the
Nguyen dynasty
as an observation post to the Hanoi Citadel. Unlike many other structures in
Hanoi
, it was not destroyed during the French invasion (1896-1897), and was continuously used as a military post. It is now located in the
Vietnam Military History Museum
.
Architecture
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C?t c? is composed of three tiers and a
pyramid
-shaped tower with a spiral staircase leading to the top inside it. The first tier is 42.5 m wide and 3.1 m high; the second - 25 m wide and 3.7 m high and the third - 12.8 m wide and 5.1 m high. The second tier has four doors. The words "Nghenh Huc" (English: "To welcome dawn's sunlight") are inscribed on the eastern door; the words "H?i Quang" ("To reflect light") - on the western door and "H??ng Minh" ("Directed to the sunlight") - on the southern door. The tower is lighted by 36 flower-shaped and 6 fan-shaped windows. The
National Flag of Vietnam
is on top of the tower.
See also
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References
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- ^
Zhao, W. and Tung, B.X. (2021). Archaeological Work in the Central Area of Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi, Vietnam.
Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences
,
4
(9): 115?125. Archived at
francis-press.com
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