Our favorite hotels near Forth Yard, Dragon Ground

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Hanoi Hotel

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a health club, a sauna, and a steam room. The...

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Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, Hanoi

An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include...

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Lake Side Hotel Hanoi

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Heritage Hotel, Hanoi

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Pullman Hanoi (Previously Hanoi Horison)

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor tennis court, an outdoor pool, and a steam...

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Sunny 3 Hotel Hanoi
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Baoson International Hotel Hanoi

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness facility. The...

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Somerset West Lake Hanoi

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Hanoi Emotion Hotel

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Eastin Easy GTC Hanoi

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Hanoi View 2 Hotel

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Mercure Hanoi La Gare

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Nam Ngu Hotel Hanoi
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Royal Gate Hotel Hanoi

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Guest rating: Perfect, 5.0

Twins Hotel Hanoi

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The Fourth Yard Dragon Ground in Hanoi, now known as a Temple of Literature (or a library, in less boastful terms), originally built during the Ly dynasty in 1070, was created as a shrine to Confucius and the disciples of his most responsible for the spreading of his teachings. Six years after it was built, Quoc Tu Giam, School for the Sons of the Nation, was established here as a way to teach princes. After awhile, the Quoc Tu Giam would loosen up their policy a bit and begin allowing Mandarin students to enlist at the school, and before long, even commoners were allowed to go to school here (though only after passing a pretty unforgiving regional examination, of course).

Eventually, both of these uses were forgotten as, in 1484, it became a sort of memorial to honor Vietnam’s most bright and shining intellectuals and scholars, and eventually morphed into the historic landmark and Temple of Literature it is today.