Editing Hanoi (section)

=== Colonial Hanoi ===
[[File:Hanoi, Vietnam (12036416576).jpg|thumb|The [[Tonkin Palace]] used to host the French Governor of [[Tonkin]].]]
[[File:Hanoï - Théâtre rue Paul Bert.jpg|thumb|The [[Hanoi Opera House]], taken in the early 20th century, from rue [[Paul Bert]] (now Trang Tien street).]]
[[File:Sofitel Metropole, Ngô Quyền - 2022-09-02 01.jpg|thumb|The [[Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi|Hotel Metropole]] was opened in 1901]]
Hanoi was the capital and the administrative center for [[French Indochina]] for most of the colonial period (from 1902 to 1945). The [[French colonial architecture|French colonial architectural style]] became dominant,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byrnes |first=Mark |date=2012-02-22 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |title= The Paris-ification of Hanoi |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-02-21/the-paris-ification-of-hanoi |access-date=18 October 2022 }}</ref> and many examples remain today: tree-lined boulevards (such as Phan Dinh Phung street, Hoang Dieu street and Tran Phu street) and many villas, mansions, and government buildings. Some notable colonial structures are an eclectic mixture of French and traditional Vietnamese architectural styles, such as the [[National Museum of Vietnamese History]], the [[Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts]] and the old [[Indochina Medical College]]. Gouveneur-Général [[Paul Doumer]] (1898–1902) played a crucial role in colonial Hanoi's urban planning. Under his tenure there was a major construction boom.<ref>Michael G. Vann, "Building Whiteness on the Red River: Race, Power, and Urbanism in Paul Doumer's Hanoi, 1897–1902," ''Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques'', 2007</ref>

[[French Colonial]] buildings in Hanoi are mostly in [[Ba Đình District]] and [[Hoàn Kiếm District]], the two ''French Quarters'' of the city. Notable landmarks include:

'''In Ba Đình district:'''
* [[Presidential Palace, Hanoi|Presidential Palace]]
* [[Cửa Bắc Church]]
* [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vietnam)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs building]]
* Several ministries, government agencies and foreign embassies

'''In Hoàn Kiếm district:'''
* [[Hanoi Opera House|Grand Opera House]]
* [[St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi|St. Joseph's Cathedral]]
* [[Long Biên Bridge]]
* [[Grand Palais (Hanoi)|Grand Palais]]
* [[National Museum of Vietnamese History|French School of the Far East]]
* [[Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi|Hotel Metropole]]
* [[State Guest House (Vietnam)|Tonkin Palace]] (State Guest House)
* [[Hỏa Lò Prison]]
* [[Supreme People's Court of Vietnam|Supreme Court building]]
* [[Hanoi Medical University|Indochina Medical College]]
* [[Vietnam Museum of Revolution|Museum of Revolution]]
* [[Hanoi Railway Station|Central Station]]
* [[State Bank of Vietnam]]
* Several foreign embassies