Hanoi Attractions: #18 National Museum of Vietnamese History
The National Museum of Vietnamese History can be found to the rear of the Opera House, in the Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi. Built by the French it was originally the archaeological research institution, attached to The French School. Following a refurbishment in 1920 it underwent extensive redesign between 1926 and 1932, when it became a museum. In 1958 the government acquired the building and extended the scope of the museum to include artefacts of Eastern art and national historically important items.
The museum tells the story of the country’s development from prehistory up to the 1945 revolution. There are over 200,000 exhibits here, arranged into separate areas:
Section 1 covering the period from the Stone Age (30,000–40,000 years ) to 4,000–5,000 years ago.
Section 2 displaying items from during the Tran Dynasty.
Section 3 covering the period of the Ho Dynasty up to the Revolution in August 1945.
Section 4 contains interesting pieces of Champa stone sculptures.
The building is quite magnificent, a cupola (small dome) shaped affair resembling a pagoda. It has balconies running around it’s double walls which create natural ventilation for the main body of the structure. The total The exhibition area covers over 2,200 square metres (24,000 sq ft).
!steemitworldmap 21.026321 lat 105.859104 long The National Museum of Vietnamese History D3SCR
Other Hanoi Attractions can be found here:
#1 Cua Bac Church https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions
#2 Hoan Kiem Lake https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-2-hoan-kiem-lake
#3 Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-3-ho-chi-minh-mausoleum
#4 The Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-the-vietnam-museum-of-ethnology
#5 Truc Bach Lake https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-5-truc-bach-lake
#6 Quan Thanh Temple https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-6-quan-thanh-temple
#7 Vietnam Museum of Revolution https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-7-vietnam-museum-of-revolution
#8 Hanoi Opera House https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-8-hanoi-opera-house
#9 Vietnam Military History Museum https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-9-vietnam-military-history-museum
#10 St. Joseph’s Cathedral https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-10-st-joseph-s-cathedral
#11 Temple of Literature https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-11-the-temple-of-literature
#12 The Tran Quoc Pagoda https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-12-the-tran-quoc-pagoda
#13 West Lake http://www.inseasia.com/listing/west-lake-hanoi/
#14 Hoa Lo Prison https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-14-hoa-lo-prison
#15 Ho Chi Minh Museum https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-15-ho-chi-minh-museum
#16 Vietnam Women’s Museum https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-16-the-vietnam-women-s-museum
#17 The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum https://steemit.com/travel/@inseasia/hanoi-attractions-17-vietnam-national-museum-of-fine-arts
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That is some beautiful architecture, loving the way the building shapes with its bright colours.
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