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Hanoi Museum in Vietnam was designed by the Hamburg studio GMP Architecten.It is located in an artificial park area in the middle of water basins, monuments and an old historical village in Hanoi.

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Nha Trang is Vietnam’s most famous seaside town. The whole area is dotted by cosy restaurants, great bars, beautiful diving and crystal clear water. There are boat trips out to the islands for divers and non-divers alike, snorkelling and fishing trips and if its a little chilly you can go and bathe in the hot springs. In Nha Trang there are also traces of human settlement dated back to the Cham Empire. 

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Art is everywhere in this city of Hanoi — from the Hanoi Museum of Fine Arts, with three floors and more than 2,000 objects on display, including artifacts from the Stone and Bronze Ages, an array of Buddhist images (one from 1057) and early lacquer paintings, to the many Hanoi restaurants that incorporate contemporary Vietnamese art into their decor. When looking out at the museum, ramps seem to be floating over the landscape. Visitors to the museum reach could the upper levels via a spiral ramp.

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Situated in the center of Hanoi, Vietnam,Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is a magnificent place for many esteemed occasions and popular events.The hotel provides 364 rooms and apartments, brilliant French cuisine at Le Beaulieu, Vietnamese specialities at Spices Garden, and also traditional Italian Restaurant and Lounge. Seven function rooms, a swimming pool, fitness centre and a brand new Le Spa du Metropole are also available in the hotel.

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The Nam Hai is situated on a tremendous sandy beach in Dien Duong Village,Vietnam,just an hour and 15 minutes from Hanoi. Many historical places and UNESCO World Heritage Sites can be found nearby:The Cham Islands,which is home to several fishing villages, PADI-certified diving spots, sailboats,the Ancient Town Hoi An – it was the ancient port known for its markets, historic places, art galleries, and museums.

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Located in central Hanoi, VietinBank Business Center comprises of two towers that are connected by a seven story podium building. Designed by Foster + Partners this is first project that is located in Vietnam. It consists of Bank’s offices, apartments, hotel and contains leisure facilities such as luxury shops, cafes, restaurants and roof top gardens. The taller tower (68 storey tall) will host headquarters for one of  largest banking groups in Vietnam. The second tower(48 storey) will house a five-star hotel, spa and serviced apartments. With area of 300,000 sq m, the building was designed to be as green as possible and will mitigate the effects of the area’s high levels of humidity using a low-energy, desiccant wheel.

The InterContinental Hanoi is set over the waters of historic Westlake and 10 minutes from the central business district and the shopping areas. It’s the only hotel in Vietnam to be featured on “Condé Nast Traveler’s” prestigious 2008 Hot List.

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Ha Long Bay, 170 km from Hanoi, blends earth, sea and sky into one of the world’s most iconic beauty spots. Cat Ba, the biggest of a mini archipelago of 366 islands, typifies the breathtaking rock relief and bizarre rock formations of the Ha Long World National Heritage Reserve: 2,000 large and small islands with cliffs towering a sheer 50-100 m from the shallow sea. Photo by: Fulco

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Ha Long Bay is a body of water of approximately 1,500 square kilometres in north Vietnam with a 120 kilometre coastline, in the Gulf of Tonkin near the border with China, and 170 kilometres east of Hanoi. Ha Long Bay means Bay of the Descending Dragon in the Vietnamese language.

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