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Hanoi 2004–2018 5 photos of this spot

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Tran Quoc Pagoda on West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, photographed in 2004. Believed to date back to the 6th century, it is considered the oldest Buddhist pagoda in Hanoi and stands on a small islet connected to the lakeshore by a causeway.

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Tran Quoc Pagoda on West Lake, Hanoi, 2004

Tran Quoc Pagoda on West Lake 2004 Tran Quoc Pagoda on West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, photographed in 2004. Believed to date back to the 6th century, it is considered the oldest Buddhist pagoda in Hanoi and stands on a small islet connected to the lakeshore by a causeway.

Truc Bach Lake 2010 Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, photographed in 2010. Separated from West Lake by a causeway, it lies in a residential district north of the old city.

Trúc Bạch Panorama 2011 A panoramic view of Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi, taken in 2011, showing the lake's residential shoreline north of the city's historic core.

Truc Bach Lake 1 2018 Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi, photographed in 2018. Separated from West Lake by a causeway, it is bordered by residential streets and, on its shore, the memorial marking the site where U.S. pilot John McCain was captured in 1967.

West Lake Hanoi 4 2018 A 2018 view of West Lake in Hanoi, the largest natural lake in the city and a longstanding gathering place ringed by temples, pagodas and promenades, including the nearby Trấn Quốc Pagoda on its eastern shore.