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TheFlag Tower of Hanoi (Vietnamese:Cột cờ Hà Nội) is atower inHanoi,Vietnam, which is one of the symbols of the city and once a part of theHanoi Citadel, aWorld Heritage Site. Its height is 33.4 m (41 m with the flag).
The tower is considered to have been built in 1805 or 1812[1] during theNguyen dynasty as an observation post to the Hanoi Citadel. Unlike many other structures inHanoi, it was not destroyed during the French invasion (1896-1897), and was continuously used as a military post. From 1956 to 2024, the Hanoi Flag Tower was located within the grounds of theVietnam Military History Museum (formerly the Military Museum), and now belongs to theImperial Citadel of Thang Long, situated on Dien Bien Phu Street,Ba Dinh District.[2]
Cột cờ is composed of three tiers and apyramid-shaped tower with a spiral staircase 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 "Hồi Quang" ("To reflect light") - on the western door and "Hướng Minh" ("Directed to the sunlight") - on the southern door. The tower is lighted by 36 flower-shaped and 6 fan-shaped windows. TheNational Flag of Vietnam is on top of the tower.
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