Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
A 15th century fortress of huge cut stone blocks that served as the western capital of the short Ho dynasty, from 1398 to 1407. Its walls and arched gates still stand in the countryside of Thanh Hoa, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Thanh Hoa, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 20.0781, 105.6047
Get the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Citadel of the Ho Dynasty. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Thanh Hoa volume with your photos and a note.
Near Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
Cuc Phuong National Park 27 km
Vietnam's first national park, and one of the most important places for wildlife and plants in the country. Trails lead through old forest to giant trees and caves, and a rescue centre cares for endangered primates.
Bai Dinh Pagoda 35 km
A huge Buddhist complex on Bai Dinh Mountain that pairs an old hillside temple with a much larger new one, among the biggest in Vietnam. Long corridors lined with stone arhat statues lead up to its great halls and bronze Buddhas.
Tam Coc Bich Dong 36 km
Two sights in one near Ninh Binh: Tam Coc, where boats are rowed, often with the feet, along a river through three caves in the karst, and Bich Dong, a set of pagodas built into a mountainside. Both are part of the Trang An World Heritage Site.
Trang An 38 km
A landscape of limestone towers, rice fields and flooded valleys near the old capital of Hoa Lu, listed by UNESCO in 2014. Rowing boats carry visitors along its streams and through low caves cut right through the karst.
Phat Diem Cathedral 50 km
A stone and wooden cathedral built in 1891 that looks more like a Vietnamese temple than a European church, with curved roofs and carved timber. The complex around it holds five chapels, three grottoes and a memorial house.
Perfume Pagoda 62 km
A sprawling complex of Buddhist temples and shrines set into the limestone Huong Tich mountains southwest of Hanoi. Pilgrims arrive by rowing boat along a stream, then climb or ride a cable car to the main shrine inside Huong Tich Cave, busiest during the spring festival.
Keo Pagoda 79 km
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Vietnam Military History Museum 105 km
One of Vietnam's seven national museums, set up on 17 July 1956 to tell the country's military history. Its large new home on the western side of Hanoi shows weapons, documents and aircraft, with tanks and artillery set out in the grounds.
Questions
Where is Citadel of the Ho Dynasty?
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is in Thanh Hoa, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cuc Phuong National Park (27 km), Bai Dinh Pagoda (35 km), Tam Coc Bich Dong (36 km).
How do I get the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Citadel of the Ho Dynasty and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Thanh Hoa volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Citadel of the Ho Dynasty before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Thanh Hoa volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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