The city of Dalat, located in the South Central Highlands of Vietnam, spreads across pine-covered hills, which look like the French Alps. The city's architecture is dominated by the style of the French colonial period. Dalat is nicknamed the “City of eternal spring” due to its mild weather.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaThe city of Dalat, located in the South Central Highlands of Vietnam, spreads across pine-covered hills, which look like the French Alps. The city's architecture is dominated by the style of the French colonial period. Dalat is nicknamed the “City of eternal spring” due to its mild weather.
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The city of Dalat, located in the South Central Highlands of Vietnam, spreads across pine-covered hills, which look like the French Alps. The city's architecture is dominated by the style of the French colonial period. Dalat is nicknamed the “City of eternal spring” due to its mild weather.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaSchoolgirls in Dalat.
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Schoolgirls in Dalat.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaPongour is the most majestic waterfall in the outskirts of Dalat. From 30 meters above, the massive water flow falls down seven floors into a big pool.
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Pongour is the most majestic waterfall in the outskirts of Dalat. From 30 meters above, the massive water flow falls down seven floors into a big pool.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaDatanla Waterfall located 5 kilometers from Dalat is not so imposing as Pongour but is a popular tourist attraction.
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Datanla Waterfall located 5 kilometers from Dalat is not so imposing as Pongour but is a popular tourist attraction.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaThe Crazy House was built by Vietnamese architect Dang Hang Nga, who holds a PhD in architecture from Moscow State University, and looks like a fairy tale castle with its unexpected twists and turns and giant animals.
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The Crazy House was built by Vietnamese architect Dang Hang Nga, who holds a PhD in architecture from Moscow State University, and looks like a fairy tale castle with its unexpected twists and turns and giant animals.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaThe Crazy House is a hotel but can be visited as a museum.
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The Crazy House is a hotel but can be visited as a museum.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaA view of Dalat from the roof of the Crazy House.
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A view of Dalat from the roof of the Crazy House.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaThe 79 foot-high Buddha at Van Hanh Pagoda watches over Dalat from a high vantage point.
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The 79 foot-high Buddha at Van Hanh Pagoda watches over Dalat from a high vantage point.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaThe interior of Van Hanh Pagoda
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The interior of Van Hanh Pagoda
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaXQ Embroidery Palace in Dalat was founded in the 1990s. The palace is build with fung shui's perfection.
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XQ Embroidery Palace in Dalat was founded in the 1990s. The palace is build with fung shui's perfection.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaTraditionally, the art of embroidery had been done by Vietnamese women for centuries.
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Traditionally, the art of embroidery had been done by Vietnamese women for centuries.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaAll silk embroidered pictures are incredibly lifelike and at first are thought to be paintings.
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All silk embroidered pictures are incredibly lifelike and at first are thought to be paintings.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaTruc Lam Zen Monastery is located outside Dalat's center on a picturesque hill. The monastery occupies a plot of land encompassing 24 hectares.
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Truc Lam Zen Monastery is located outside Dalat's center on a picturesque hill. The monastery occupies a plot of land encompassing 24 hectares.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaThe monastery can be reached by a cableway.
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The monastery can be reached by a cableway.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaTruc Lam Zen Monastery in Dalat.
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Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Dalat.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaThe monastery overlooks Benhuit mountain and the wide expanse of Tuyen Lam Lake.
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The monastery overlooks Benhuit mountain and the wide expanse of Tuyen Lam Lake.
© RIA Novosti . Irina RyapolovaA Cham village near Dalat. The Cham people are ethnic minority living in southern Vietnam.
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A Cham village near Dalat. The Cham people are ethnic minority living in southern Vietnam.