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Hanoi, Vietnam
This is the Pagoda of the Giant Golden Turtle, in the middle of Ho Hoan Kiem. 15th Century legend says that after Emperor Le Loi was victorious against the Chinese, he was boating on the lake. The Giant Turtle came up out of the water and took back his magic sword and disappeared under the water, hence the name of the lake (which means Lake of the Restored Sword). The Pagoda was built for the Turtle, and people say that a giant turtle still lives in the depths of the lake.
March 23, 2007
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