Phố Bích Họa Phùng Hưng
Bricked-up railway arches turned into painted scenes of vanished Old Quarter street life, beneath a working train line.
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This guide to Pho Bich Hoa Phung Hung in Hanoi's Old Quarter follows a row of bricked-up railway archways that sat ignored under a working train line for decades, until Vietnamese and South Korean artists began repainting them arch by arch in late 2017. You'll hear what scenes they chose to bring back to life on the walls, from women in flowing ao dai to an old electric tram that once ran through these same streets, and how the gallery opened to the public in early 2018. It traces how a forgotten back alley turned into one of the Old Quarter's most photographed corners.
This audio guide was created using AI.
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