The outer gate, where you are instructed to dismount...
Two young local women on the path through the grounds
Quyen, the guide for our city tour
Across one of the carp-filled ponds to a pavilion
Some of the 82 remaining stelae erected between 1442...
The stelae were mounted on the backs of tortoises, a...
The stelae record the achievements of men awarded...
One of the few doctors revered enough to qualify for...
A magnificent bird, highly symbolic of...?
Crossing a courtyard towards a pavilion with a...
Decoration on the corner of the roof
The inside of the roof, complete with lanterns
Inside the main museum space
Traditional urn and stool
More lovely roofs from upstairs
Yet more lovely roofs, and a very large drum
Mary and Quyen by the Big Drum
Our group: us on the left, Quyen in front, a woman...
Topiary to go with the roof decoration
Back to the carp-filled pond
Another pond, full of lilies
A gateway on one of the paths
Back to the outer gate, looking back in