Celestial Palace restoration project breaks ground today

VietnamNews - Sep 28, 2026

Hà Nội is beginning a project to restore the Celestial Palace in the Thăng Long Imperial Citadel today, after spending years convincing the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to allow the capital's cultural authorities to conduct the work.

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