According to writer and researcher Nguyen Ngoc Tien, in 1885, the French planned the old quarter and built a new quarter in the style of a Western urban area, they evacuated people to build a road around Hoan Kiem Lake.
This road was inaugurated on the occasion of Tet in 1893, from here, Hoan Kiem Lake (also known as Hoan Kiem Lake) became the entertainment center of Hanoi.
More than 100 years have passed on the Turtle Tower, history has left behind stories of each era around Hoan Kiem Lake. In which, the buildings and architectural works of the month of the month told their own historical stories.
Hoa Phong Tower is currently located opposite the Hanoi Post Office. This is the remains of Bao An pagoda built in 1892 under the Nguyen Dynasty.
According to information from the National Archives Center, in 1888, the French demolished Bao An pagoda to take land to build the Hanoi Post Office (also known as the Bo Ho Post Office). After more than 100 years, Hoa Phong tower still stands by Hoan Kiem Lake as a historical relic.
The Hanoi Post Office is still standing tall on the lake, according to researcher Nguyen Ngoc Tien, the 5-storey post office building is too high compared to the landscape of Hoan Kiem Lake.
The building at 93 Dinh Tien Hoang is considered by writer Nguyen Truong Quy to be a beautiful building designed in Art Deco style, located on the platform at the prime intersection between Trang Tien, Hang Khay, Dinh Tien Hoang...
This building was built in 1934, on the foundation of an old two-story hotel. When completed, this building was rented by many businessmen, this place used to have a cinema and a music room.
The land of the Northern Power Corporation, Hanoi Power Corporation... was formerly the Bo Ho Lighthouse. Before 1892, this place was a French hotel.
In 1892, the French government established a project to build the Indochina Power Plant, later called the Bo Ho Light Plant, to light up the area.
At the end of Dinh Tien Hoang Street intersecting with Le Thai To Street, Thuy Ta's house is also a historical witness.
Previously, this building was designed by the French in a purely Vietnamese style with curved roofs, spearheads, and double dragon and moon bridge to make a place for those who go by the lake to have a place to rest.
According to researcher Nguyen Ngoc Tien, in 1920, Thuy Ta building was rented out for sale, won the bid for a beautiful woman, she opened Ngoc Ho restaurant. At that time, artists and artists were very familiar with Ngoc Ho Coffee Drinking shop.
In 2015, France opened a design competition to rediseact this building to better suit the landscape of Hoan Kiem Lake.
Architect Vu Duc Dien was the designer of Thuy Ta's house. This design is considered suitable for the space of Hoan Kiem Lake.
Regarding Luc Thuy building, according to researcher Nguyen Ngoc Tien, the original of this building was built in 1918 by the Tien Duc tri tue Association, members of the association often come here to visit, in the building at that time there is also a statue of Nguyen Du and Pham Quynh's saying, "Truy Kien Kieu still exists, our voice is still, our country still exists".
When writing the book 5678 Steps Around Hoan Kiem Lake, researcher Nguyen Ngoc Tien also done a review of the story surrounding the history of the Turtle Tower. There was a legend that the Turtle Tower was built by Mr. Ba Kim - a resident of Cuu Lau village.
However, according to researcher Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Turtle Tower was built by the French, the architecture is the Frenchs knowledge. According to the information I have researched, the Watermelon Tower project was designed by a French engineer. The Turtle Tower was built on the foundation of the dilapidated Ta Vong Dinh. Mr. Ba Kim may just be the winning bidder for the construction or contribute money to the construction".
