About Hang Dau Booth in Hanoi
Hang Dau Booth is actually an ancient water tower located at the 6 junction on Hang Dau Street. This unique architecture was built to store clean water for the city in the 19th century, bearing the imprint of French architecture. Now, although it no longer has the function of storing and supplying water, but Hang Dau Booth exists as a witness, a testimony of a time of slavery and independence, liberation. And is a historical architectural mark, becoming a familiar symbol of .
Hang Dau Booth is likened to an ancient Roman arena (Photo: Tran Anh Tuan)
With a circular cylindrical tower, about 19m in diameter, including the 25m high spire, the roof is covered with corrugated iron, around the main body are 54 small doorways, shaped like holes in the old colonial post. full city. People used to call the water tower a round water factory or Hang Dau booth because its architecture resembles the shape of a large blockhouse. According to many different historical periods, Hang Dau Booth was also known as Hang Dau water tank, Quan Thanh water tower, Quan Thanh round house, …
Hang Dau Booth witnesses the history of the capital
In order to avoid the heavy feeling caused by the stone cement material, the designer of Hang Dau Booth also tried to cover the outside of the building with eye-catching aesthetic details and create a soft feeling thanks to the arches. arched doors, decorative motifs of wrought iron, stratified frills, circular squares that continue to run around into gentle stratifications.
The ancient look of Hang Dau Booth
Especially on the 1st floor, in addition to 17 windows, there is also an entrance gate and two gates are two decorative solutions used familiarly in construction works in the country (France) and in the world at that time. . The arch is curled on the front door and repeats into a continuous span running around the first floor architectural block, incorporating a supporting column system in the form of ancient Greek stone columns: dorique columns.
Pictures of the old Hang Dau Booth
Along with Hang Trong Booth, Hang Dau Booth were the two largest police stations of the French period, that’s why people called this clean water place ‘boot’.
Through many ups and downs of history, Hang Dau Booth was once neglected to look disheveled and lost its original majesty. However, up to now, the large water tower has regained its old poise like a gladiator in the ancient Roman discotheque.
Hang Dau Booth is still intact
Currently, Hang Dau street attached to Hang Dau Bot is always crowded and bustling, famous for its shops selling wooden furniture and selling ornamental fish and accessories. And this place is also the point to visit in any Hanoi experience tour !
Hang Dau Booth in the red-leaf sesame season
In the days between the end of March, visiting Hang Dau Bot , visitors will be immersed in the scenery of the surrounding trees changing their leaves, forming an extremely romantic love road. These are many years old sesame buds, in the season of color change to welcome summer. Red and yellow colors blend dotted, creating an impressive array of colors for this city. Hang Dau Booth on this occasion also became a check-in point to attract young people to come and mark with the sesame buds that reddened a corner of the capital.
Hang Dau Booth in the season of changing leaves
The sesame bud tree changing leaves next to the Hang Dau booth has become famous for many years, an inspiration for photographers, young people and tourists to take pictures. This ideal virtual living scene will last about 2 weeks.
Many young people can’t help but be surprised by that scene: “Standing under the red canopy, I feel like I’m lost in the middle of autumn in Korea. Come here to enjoy a bit of Hanoi’s seasonal changes, an experience that is hard to imagine. forget.”
Become a familiar check-in point
This season of changing leaves is also very quickly gone, replaced by young shoots germinating, preparing to put on a green coat to welcome summer.
Yellow and red leaves covering the sidewalks and street corners have become the “specialty” of Hanoi when it is preparing for the summer. In addition to Hang Dau booth, the sesame tree at Thang Long Puppet Theater, on Ba Trieu street… are also popular check-in points for young people. And also during this time, you can go to the golden Korean road at Hanoi National University of Education (Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay) to capture the dreamlike scene of the capital’s changing seasons.
Don’t miss Hanoi’s season change
Make a quick schedule on this occasion so you don’t miss it and check-in the historical scene of Hang Dau Booth in bright red and yellow colors!
Source: Collected internet.