On March 21, the People's Committee of Hoan Kiem District announced that the district has completed investment preparation for the Ly Thai To flower garden renovation project with the goal of renovating and preventing deterioration, adding urban equipment associated with effectively promoting the historical and cultural values of Hoan Kiem Lake area. The district plans to place the Km0 milestone right in front of the King Ly Thai To monument.
It is expected that Ly Thai To flower garden will be renovated from April 2025 and completed in October 2025.
Hoan Kiem District will renovate and embellish Ly Thai To flower garden with three main areas: the inauguration area, Ken house area and flower garden park area. In which the inauguration area includes the lobby, the inauguration yard and the incense offering yard, expanding the inauguration yard towards the sidewalk of Dinh Tien Hoang Street with Km0 located in the center of the yard.
The Ken yard (commonly known as the bowl house) has been re-planned with a system of green trees and lawns to increase the usable area. The flower garden park is organized into two main spatial axes including the Emperor's House - State Bank; the Office of the President - Children's Palace. The yard in the middle is used to organize activities, arranging a water music system along the east-west axis.
The district will also expand the flower garden space connecting to Le Lai, Le Thach and Dinh Tien Hoang streets; paving flower garden and road surface on Le Lai and Le Thach streets; painting and paving road surface on Dinh Tien Hoang streets to connect the flower garden and Hoan Kiem lake area. Unsuitable and underdeveloped shade trees will be replaced to increase shade and landscape areas, while adding lighting systems and urban equipment to meet new uses.
The People's Committee of Hoan Kiem District has also issued a document reporting to the People's Committee of Hanoi City to consider allowing the cutting and relocation of some trees in the land of the Ly Thai To flower garden renovation investment project.
According to the design plan to renovate and upgrade Ly Thai To flower garden, 25 trees will have to be cut down and moved.
Of which, 8 trees including yellow anh, incense sticks, royal bird's nest, plantain, slices, red thunder and 2 bompreast trees will have to be cut down and planked to move inside the flower garden.
There are 8 trees including incense sticky rice, pearls, 3 lentil trees, 3 cool canopy trees that have to be cut down and tan to move out of the flower garden.
In addition, 9 trees including cool canopy, slices, rich in water, black mounds, western canopy, incense sticks, liem and 2 sesame trees due to rot and underdevelopment will have to be cut down. These trees will be cut down and not replanted.
Ly Thai To Flower Garden has an area of over 12,000m2, located in Trang Tien Ward (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi). The flower garden is surrounded by the streets of Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Thach, Le Lai and Ngo Quyen.
The flower garden plays an important role in connecting Hoan Kiem Lake with surrounding areas including Dien Hong flower garden, State Bank Square space; architectural works such as the headquarters of the City Party Committee, City People's Committee, Government Guest House, Hanoi Post Office...
