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| Hanoi Ancient House at 87 Ma May Street |
Location and History
Located within Hanoi Old Quarter,
the ancient house at 87 Ma May street which was built at the late of
the 20th century, is quite intact with typical architecture of ancient
houses.
The house consists of two main blocks linked together by a square yard
in the middle on the ground floor, and a small balcony on the 1st floor.
The yard is included at the centre of the building to moderate the air,
provide the house with sunlight and cool winds. The balcony above is an
ideal place to put small plants, flower pots for the owner’s interest
and relaxation.
The room on the ground floor which is street- front is used for selling
goods, and the room on the next floor is living room to host the guests
and worship the ancestor also. The room which is behind and linked to
the living room by a balcony is bed room. On the ground floor, all
behind space is for production activities, then kitchen and bathroom.
All of the walls in this house were painted with typical yellow color
like other ancient Hanoi houses, and all furniture, decoration items are
reserved in good condition. Though being restored in 1999, this house
still remains real and ancient beauty of itself.
Today, the ancient house is open for tourists to come here and see how
ancient Hanoian lived, enjoy as well as buy some Vietnamese traditional
decoration items, souvenir.
How to get there
The ancient house sits at 87 Ma May street, a popular street in Hanoi
Old Quarter. You can easily walk there for less than 10 minutes from
Hoan Kiem lake.
- Vietnam Travel Guide
- http://www.vietnamphoenixtour.com
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