Northern Gate

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Northern Gate, also known as Cửa Bắc, is one of the remaining historic gates of Hanoi’s ancient citadel and a notable architectural and cultural landmark in Vietnam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
cultural heritage site
historic city gate
architecturalStyle traditional Vietnamese architecture
category Buildings and structures in Hanoi
Fortifications in Vietnam
Gates in Vietnam
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
directionIndicatedByName north
hasCulturalRole symbol of Hanoi’s historical resilience
hasFunctionInPresent educational site about Hanoi’s past
historical monument
hasHeritageStatus protected historic monument
hasNameInLanguage Cửa Bắc (Vietnamese) NERFINISHED
hasPart arched gateway
fortified walls
upper pavilion
heritageDesignation part of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – a UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Ba Dinh District NERFINISHED
Hanoi
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long NERFINISHED
locatedOn northern side of the ancient citadel of Hanoi
material brick
stone
nativeName Cửa Bắc NERFINISHED
significance notable architectural landmark in Hanoi
notable cultural landmark in Vietnam
one of the remaining historic gates of Hanoi’s ancient citadel
tourism popular sightseeing spot in Hanoi
usedFor controlling access to the ancient citadel
defensive purposes

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North Gate (Cửa Bắc) alsoKnownAs Northern Gate