Monuments to visit Vietnam

The lighthouse stands on a deserted island, covered with frangipani trees. 65 m high, it is the largest and oldest lighthouse in Southeast Asia, built between February 1897 and 1898 on the plans of the architect, Mr. Chenavat. Nearby, Vietnamese workers who died during the construction are buried in a small cemetery. It is possible (depending on the condition of the staircase) to climb the 184 steps that lead to the top from where you have a superb view. The lighthouse is still in use, as a sentinel to watch over the ships going from Phan Rang to Vung Tau.

Former Bank of Indochina. The building, built between 1926 and 1930 in the Art Deco style, was designed by the architect Félix Dumail (1883-1955).

Chu Dông Tu, poor fisherman, orphan, bathed, naked, in the Red River. As in the tales, he met Princess Tiên Dung, daughter of the 18 ^th King Hung, who, in passing in these places, had also had the good idea of refreshing himself with Eve. Immediate boost. The wedding was celebrated on the field and on the river. King's anger in front of this mesalestian. The couple is forced to exile. During his tribulations, Chu Dông meets a bonze and the Perfect Light. In viatic, the bonze Phât Quang (Light of the Buddha) entrusts him with a stick and a hat hat of latanier. He finds the princess, with whom he engages in a new life dedicated to discovering the Way. A hard life, where every day is an conquest, especially at the time of bivouac, when the elements are unleashed, and no roof houses the researchers of Truth. Keep the hat, which, planted on the stick, provides a precarious shelter under the shower. Miracle of faith! The couple awakens in a radiant dawn, in the heart of a palace of jade and emerald, surrounded by servants and eager soldiers. The news reaches King Hung's court, which, believing in an attempt to rebellion, dispatches his army to the scene. And the jade palace flies into a cloud of thunderstorm, taking Chu Dông Tu and the princess. Only a huge sandy land with water which was named "one night Marais". This is where the temple of Da Hoa was built where the cult of genius Chu Dông Tu and Princess Tiên Dung were celebrated today. The cult is very popular: The pilgrims come from all over the region to try to get luck, success, success and conjugal happiness. From the 10 ^th to the 13 ^th day of the 1 ^st lunar month, the popular population Chu Dông Tu and the princess through many festivities reaching their apogee during a magnificent nautical procession.

Also known as the Flag Mound (Ky-dai), the King's Rider Tower (this is a military architectural term) was built in 1809. It was on this imposing 17-meter high building that the flag of the National Liberation Front was flown in the aftermath of the Tet offensive in 1968. The Viet Cong, after having seized the city, carried out a real revolutionary purge, massacring more than 2,500 inhabitants. Today, the vast esplanade is used by soccer fans or as a flying field for kites.

Villa built in 1936 in Art Deco style. As indicated on the facade, it housed a clinic. Today, it is a hospital run by the police.

Built in 1894. It was swallowed in 2010 as part of the millennium celebrations in Hanoi.

Ex-lycée Albert Sarraut, work of architect Adolphe Bussy, inaugurated on ¹ January 1919. It is now home to the headquarters of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Ex-Hotel of the Army Headquarters. Built between 1874 and 1877 by A. Dupommier. One of the oldest colonial buildings in Hanoi.

Ruins of an old French fort. The opportunity for a (very) short walk to embrace the panorama.