Architecture
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French architecture in Hanoi is rich in style, built in harmony with master planning of sidewalks, trees and natural surroundings, like no other city in Asia.
The typical French architectural work mentioned first is Long Bien bridge across the Red River, formerly named under Indochina Paul Doumer (Pont Paul-Doumer) and constructed in 1903. This bridge is considered to be one of the cultural icons of the capital Hanoi.
Hanoi Opera House
In the urban area of Hanoi is a range of magnificent French structures such as: the Governor of Indochina (now the Presidential Palace), Tonkin’s Palace (now the government Guest House), Bank of Indochina (now the State Bank of Vietnam), Louis Finot Museum (now the national Museum of history of Vietnam), the Court (now the Supreme people’s court)… Each works has its own special appearance, consistent with the surrounding landscape.
The mansion, villa with hallway, and large gardens surround the main space. For example, the Tonkin Palace built behind an extensive flower gardens, featuring yellow walls and lime green doors.
The Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel is elegant and luxurious with white painted walls and green windows.
Most impressive is the city Opera House designed as a yellow bright palace with balcony, corridors, high windows, roof dome forming an excellent space.
In some works, the French architect offered more traditional village architecture of Vietnam.
Metropole Hanoi Hotel
The charm of French architecture in Hanoi includes the streets with rows of lovely villas located in the shadow under the trees in some main streets.
Each villa has its own style, with designs from central France on the streets of Phan Dinh Phung, Hoang Dieu, Tran Phu and Le Hong Phong…
The villas like those in the south of France are on streets of Quang Trung, Tran Quoc Toan or Indochina style mansion (adds details to oriental architecture) on Ly Nam De Street..The baguette: France’s food legacy
French cuisine has influenced Vietnamese cuisine, especially the baguette (banh mi – French bread).
French bread was first made in Vietnam to feed hungry soldiers in Indochina, France’s empire which spanned much of Southeast Asia which lasted from 1858 to its crushing defeat in the Dien Bien Phu battle in Vietnam in 1954.Cyclo
Cyclo (Rickshaw) is now a unique vehicle, which for years made Hanoi distinct.
A lot of foreign visitors to Hanoi choose to use this transport to visit and explore the ancient beauty and the lives of Hanoi residents…
Gradually, this means of transport became familiar on the streets of Hanoi, and exists to this day.
But now the cyclo is only available for travelers for relaxing trips around the French quarter (old quarter).
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