Vietnam 2016 / Hanoi Hoan-Kim-See

Hanoi
The city between the rivers is the capital and with 8 million inhabitants the second largest city in Vietnam.
From 1940 to 1945 Hanoi was occupied by the Japanese. In 1945 Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).
From 1946 to 1954 bitter fighting between the French and the Vietminh took place here (Indochina war). During the Vietnam War Hanoi was bombed by the Americans; the first attacks took place in 1966, the last one in 1972.
24.12.1972 an enormous amount of bombs hit the city and destroyed 25% of it.