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Hanoi 2010–2012 4 photos of this spot

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The Turtle Tower stands on a small islet in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, photographed in 2010. The lake takes its name, meaning 'Lake of the Returned Sword,' from a Vietnamese legend involving a giant turtle and a magic blade.

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Lascar Tortoise Tower (Thap Rua) - Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, 2010

Lascar Tortoise Tower (Thap Rua) - Hoan Kiem Lake 2010 The Turtle Tower stands on a small islet in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, photographed in 2010. The lake takes its name, meaning 'Lake of the Returned Sword,' from a Vietnamese legend involving a giant turtle and a magic blade.

Hanoi - Hoan Kiem See - Schildkrötenturm, Hanoi, 2011

Hanoi - Hoan Kiem See - Schildkrötenturm 2011 The Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, photographed in 2011. The small tower stands on an islet in the lake, tied to the Vietnamese legend of the Golden Turtle God and Emperor Le Loi's magic sword.

Hoan Kiem Lake 2012 Hoan Kiem Lake, the small lake at the heart of Hanoi's Old Quarter, is pictured in 2012; its name, meaning 'Lake of the Returned Sword,' comes from a Vietnamese legend involving a magic blade.

Hoan Kiem Lake 2012 A further 2012 image of Hoan Kiem Lake shows the waterside promenade that has long served as a gathering place in central Hanoi, ringed by trees and older colonial-era buildings.