Hanoi Opera House

Hanoi Opera House, taken in the early 20th century, from the road Paul Bert (now Trang Tien street)

Opéra Garnier de Paris, seen as the model for Hanoi Opera House

The Hanoi Opera House (Vietnamese: Nhà hát lớn Hà Nội) is an opera house in downtown Hanoi, Vietnam. Paul Bert ( October 17, 1833 - November 11, 1886) was a French Physiologist and Politician. The Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra de Paris or Opéra Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Opéra, is a 2200-seat Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) An opera house is a theater building used for Opera performances that consists of a stage an orchestra pit audience seating and backstage facilities for costumes Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially It was erected by French colonists between 1901 and 1911.

The Hanoi Opera House is considered to be a typical French colonial architectural monument in Vietnam and is also a small-scale replica of the Palais Garnier, the older of Paris's two opera houses. The Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra de Paris or Opéra Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Opéra, is a 2200-seat Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

The Hanoi Opera House provides the name for the nearby Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel which opened in 1999 and which, for historical reasons associated with the Vietnam war, was not named the Hanoi Hilton. The Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel is a 269 room five star luxury hotel located in central Hanoi, Vietnam. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Hoa Lo Prison (Hỏa Lò later known to American prisoners of war as the "Hanoi Hilton", was a Prison used by the French colonists in Vietnam

The Saigon Opera House is a smaller structure built around the same time. The Saigon Opera House (Nhà hát lớn Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh an opera house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is an example of French Colonial

Photos

A side entrance with decorative iron work

External links

• Hanoi Opera House Website
• Article

Coordinates: 21°01′27″N 105°51′28″E / 21.02417, 105.85778