Cổ Loa Citadel
250s BC establishments257 BC3rd-century BC establishmentsAncient VietnamArchaeological sites in Vietnam ... and 7 more
Bronze Age AsiaBuildings and structures in HanoiCitadels in VietnamForts in VietnamHistorical sites in HanoiPopulated places established in the 3rd century BCĐông Sơn culture
Cổ Loa Citadel (Vietnamese: Thành Cổ Loa) is an important fortified settlement and archaeological site in present-day Hanoi's Đông Anh district, roughly 17 kilometers north of present-day Hanoi, in the upper plain north of the Red River. Various relics of the Bronze Age Phùng Nguyên culture and Đông Sơn culture have been found in Cổ Loa, although it was later established as the capital of Âu Lạc Kingdom during the 3rd century BCE (about 257 BCE). It might be the first political center of the Vietnamese civilization. The settlement’s concentric walls resemble a snail’s shell; it had an outer embankment covering 600 hectares.
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| N 21.113408 ° | E 105.873206 ° |
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