Hanoi is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. Vietnamese emperor Lý Thái Tổ established the capital in modern-day central Hanoi in AD 1010. The city was renamed Hanoi in 1831
and it served as the capital of French Indochina
from 1902 to 1945. In 1976, it became the capital of the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Efim explored Hanoi from March 21 to 25, 2025.

Temple of Literature, 1070.
The first University in Vietnam.
It was built to honour Confucius and his disciples.
58 P. Quốc Tử Giám, Văn Miếu, Đống Đa.
Exterior Lanterns.

1/4. Lamp Post at the Gates.

2/4. Lamp Post Top Close-up.

3/4. Stone lanterns, Temple Grounds.

4/4. Stone lanterns, Temple Grounds.

Temple of Literature.
Lamp Posts along Walkways.

Temple of Literature, 1070.
The first University in Vietnam.
It was built to honour Confucius and his disciples.
58 P. Quốc Tử Giám, Văn Miếu, Đống Đa.
Dai Trung Building Lanterns.

1/3. Gallery Pendants.

2/3. Pendant Close-up.

3/3. Pendant Bottom Close-up.

Temple of Literature, 1070.
The first University in Vietnam.
It was built to honour Confucius and his disciples.
58 P. Quốc Tử Giám, Văn Miếu, Đống Đa.
Dai Trung Building Lanterns.

1/4. Pendant.

2/4. Pendant Top Close-up..

3/4. Pendant Shade Close-up.

4/4. Pendant Bottom Close-up.

Temple of Literature, 1070.
The first University in Vietnam.
It was built to honour Confucius and his disciples.
58 P. Quốc Tử Giám, Văn Miếu, Đống Đa.
Thai Hoc Building Lanterns.

1/2. Pendant.

2/2. Pendant.

Pendant. Location Unknown.

Lamp Post. Location unknown.

Ho Hoan Kien Lake. Embankment Lamp Posts.

Pendants. Red River Cruise Office.

Location Unknown.

Sightseeing Boat Railing Lantern.

Aroi Cafe and Latin Soul.
9 P. Tong Duy Street at Hang Bong Street.

1/3. Lamp Post.

2/3. Lamp Post Top Close-up.

3/3. Patio Pendants.

Lamp Post. Location unknown.

Lying Dragon Mountain Area .
Ninh Nhật, Hoa Lư, Ninh Bình.

1/3. Walkway Lamp Post, Lac Hong Terrace.

2/3. Parapet Pillar Lanterns.

3/3. Village Cave House.

Pendant Above the Entrance.

Ho Tay Lake.
Isthmus Road to the Tran Quoc Pagoda Gates.

1/2. Fence Wooden Pillar Lantern.

2/2. Fence Stone Pillar Lantern.

Ho Tay Lake, Isthmus Walkway to the Pagoda.
Lamp Post.

Ho Tay Lake, Kim Ngu Island.
Tran Quoc Pagoda was built in 6th Century.
The oldest Buddhist Temple in Hanoi was
originally sited on the shore of the Red River.
It was relocated in 1615 to the Ho Tay Lake.

1/3. Lamp Post, the Pagoda Grounds.

2/3. Torchiere at the Lying Dragon House.

3/3. Torchiere Top Close-up.

Ba Dinh Square.
Lamp Post at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Ba Dinh Square.
Lamp Posts at the Presidential Palace, 1906.

Near Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.