Photo: Hanoi is "overlapping" with high-rise buildings after 15 years of administrative boundary expansion

(Dan Tri) - 15 years after the expansion of administrative boundaries, the appearance of Hanoi has changed, becoming more spacious and modern. Many high-rise buildings have sprung up close together, and the traffic infrastructure has also been renovated.

After 15 years of administrative boundary expansion, from a city with a moderate population and area, Hanoi has grown strongly to become the 17th largest capital in the world with an area of ​​over 3,300km2 and a population of over 8.5 million people. In the photo, Hoan Kiem Lake is located in the center of Hanoi. In the distance are rows of houses in Hoang Mai district in the west of the capital.

The urbanization speed of Hanoi after 15 years has clearly changed with the emergence of many high-rise buildings, traffic works, and urban areas in all districts. In the photo, the Ba Dinh Square area still retains green space and few high-rise buildings. However, in the far west and southwest (in the area of ​​Cau Giay, Nam Tu Liem and Thanh Xuan districts), there are "overlapping" high-rise buildings from about 20 to 70 floors.

The hundred-year-old Long Bien Bridge still stands tall, witnessing the development of Hanoi over the years. At the time of merger (August 2008), the capital Hanoi had a population of 6.2 million people, including 29 districts, towns and 577 communes, wards and towns. After 15 years of development, the population has now reached over 8.5 million people (1.37 times higher than at the time of merger), with 30 districts, towns and 579 communes, wards and towns.

The "skyscrapers" in Hanoi built after the 2008 milestone such as Keangnam (72 floors) and Lotte Center Hanoi (63 floors) were once the tallest and second tallest buildings in Vietnam.

Cau Giay District has the fastest growth rate in Hanoi. Together with Tu Liem District (old), this is also the boundary connecting Hanoi City (old) with Ha Tay Province before the merger in 2008.

Viettel Building is located in Cau Giay district with special architecture and outstanding green color, surrounded by a series of office buildings, apartments, hospitals...

Cau Giay District concentrates many urban areas, office buildings, schools, businesses... so the population density is quite high.

The Cat Linh - Ha Dong railway is the first urban railway in the capital, officially operating since the end of 2021, and has become a public transport chosen by many people. This is also one of the solutions for public transport at a time when the density of buildings is increasing rapidly in the capital. The increase in population leads to an increase in personal vehicles, so traffic congestion in Hanoi has not improved for many years.

The Cat Linh - Ha Dong elevated railway line is located among high-rise buildings, connecting the center of Hanoi to Ha Dong district.

Le Duc Tho Street (Nam Tu Liem District) becomes small in front of the towering high-rise buildings on both sides of the street.

The dense growth of buildings on Pham Van Dong Street (Nam Tu Liem District) shows that Hanoi is becoming increasingly crowded.

The Long Bien district area across the Red River has also seen the emergence of large constructions, many of which are over 30 stories high. The National Assembly Building located next to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Ba Dinh District) is the headquarters and venue for plenary sessions of the Vietnamese National Assembly, which came into operation at the end of 2014 with its unique architecture, becoming a symbol of the highest state authority.

My Dinh Stadium was inaugurated in 2003, when the surrounding area was still mostly rice fields. After 20 years, the land around the stadium seems to have disappeared, replaced by dense high-rise buildings.

Nhat Tan Bridge is one of the most typical projects built right after the Hanoi merger. Construction started in March 2009 and the bridge was inaugurated and put into use in 2015.

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