Flag Tower of Hanoi

Flag Tower of Hanoi

The Flag Tower of Hanoi ( _vi. Cột cờ Hà Nội) is a tower in Hanoi, Vietnam, which is one of the symbols of the city. Its height is 33.4 m (41 m with the flag). Built in 1812, the tower, unlike many other structures in Hanoi, was not destroyed during the French administration (1896-1897), being used as a military post.

Cột cờ is composed of three tiers and a pyramid-shaped tower with a spiral staircaise 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 "Nghênh Húc" (English: "To welcome dawn's sunlight") are inscribed on the eastern door; the words "Hà Quang" ("To reflect light") - on the western door and "Hướng Minh" ("Directed to the sunlight") - on the southern door. The tower is lightened by 36 flower-shaped and 6 fan-shaped windows. The National Flag of Vietnam is on top of the tower.

ee also

*Tower of Hanoi

External links

* [http://www.netnam.vn/ai3hanoi/hanoi/beaty-spots.htm A description of the tower]
* [http://www.vietnamtour.org/photos_album/hanoi/hanoi_flag_tower_big.jpgA photo of the tower]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&ie=UTF8&ll=21.032591,105.839903&spn=0.002333,0.003616&om=1 Satellite photo at Google Maps]


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