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Le Thai To Monument - not to be confused with Ly Thai To Statue - is a memorial located along Le Thai To Street on the western bank of Ho Hoan Kiem, in Hanoi. It was built to commemorate Le Thai To, the founder of the Le Dynasty, which ruled what is today Vietnam, from 1428-1776.
Le Thai To was a resistance leader who under his original name Le Loi, fought against the Chinese occupiers and managed to drive the Chinese forces out of Vietnam, and crowned himself as the new ruler, taking the title Le Thai To. Under his rule, the country was called Dai Viet.
Memorial to King Ly Thai To.
How to go to Le Thai To Monument
Le Thai To Monument, not to be confused with Ly Thai To Status, is on the west side of Ho Hoan Kiem, the Lake of the Returned Sword. If you are walking south along Le Thai To street, it is on your right side.
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