Lake of the Returned Sword

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cultural heritage site lake tourist attraction urban lake

Lake of the Returned Sword is the legendary English name for Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, associated with the myth of Emperor Lê Lợi returning a magical sword to a divine turtle.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lake of the Restored Sword	1
Lake of the Returned Sword canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage site ⓘ lake ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ urban lake ⓘ
associatedWith	Lê Lợi ⓘ Vietnamese independence from Ming China ⓘ divine turtle ⓘ myth of the returned sword ⓘ
country	Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
etymology	name refers to the legend of returning a sword to a divine turtle ⓘ
formerlyPartOf	Red River of the South ⓘ surface form: Red River system (historically, as an oxbow-like remnant)
governedBy	Hanoi municipal authorities ⓘ
hasApproximateArea	about 12 hectares ⓘ
hasApproximateLength	about 700 meters ⓘ
hasApproximateWidth	about 200 meters ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	important site in Vietnamese folklore ⓘ popular subject in Vietnamese art and literature ⓘ
hasEnglishName	Hoàn Kiếm Lake ⓘ surface form: Hoan Kiem Lake
hasFeature	Ngọc Sơn Temple ⓘ The Huc Bridge ⓘ Turtle Tower ⓘ small central island ⓘ
hasLegend	Lê Lợi returning a magical sword to a divine turtle ⓘ
hasLighting	decorative night illumination around the shore ⓘ
hasNameInVietnamese	Hoàn Kiếm Lake ⓘ surface form: Hồ Gươm Hoàn Kiếm Lake ⓘ surface form: Hồ Hoàn Kiếm
hasStructure	Ngọc Sơn Temple ⓘ The Huc Bridge ⓘ Turtle Tower ⓘ
isSymbolOf	Hanoi ⓘ Vietnamese national identity ⓘ
languageOfToponym	Vietnamese ⓘ
locatedIn	Hanoi ⓘ Hoàn Kiếm District ⓘ historic center of Hanoi ⓘ
near	Hoàn Kiếm District ⓘ surface form: Old Quarter of Hanoi St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi ⓘ surface form: St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi
popularWith	international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ
surroundedBy	historic buildings ⓘ pedestrian paths ⓘ trees ⓘ
touristActivity	photographing The Huc Bridge ⓘ viewing Turtle Tower ⓘ visiting Ngọc Sơn Temple ⓘ walking around the lake ⓘ
usedFor	public gatherings ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
waterType	freshwater ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hoàn Kiếm Lake → nameMeaning → Lake of the Returned Sword ⓘ

Hoàn Kiếm Lake → alternativeName → Lake of the Returned Sword ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake of the Restored Sword