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| Hanoi Museum opens its doors to the public  Hanoi Museum, the new museum of Hanoi's history, was inaugurated as part of the millennial celebrations at the Vietnamese capital. Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners won the international competition for Hanoi Museum in 2005. Planning and construction took two years, and the museum opens its doors to the public this Friday, October 8th.The museum is next to the National Convention Center, opened for the APC Summit in 2006, which, like the Vietnamese Ministry of the Interior and the national parliament in Hanoi, were designed by gmp and planned in co-operation with Inros Lackner. Measuring 30,000 m², the museum is embedded in a specially laid-out park with ample water features, where visitors already encounter exhibits from the history of Hanoi and reconstructed traditional Vietnamese villages on entering the museum landscape. Photos Julia Ackermann write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |