Hanoi Opera House & Trang Tien Street

Nhà hát Lớn Hà Nội

A butter-yellow copy of the Paris Garnier: Hanoi's slice of Europe

⚠ Interior only with a show or tour

Hours

Exterior always; interior only for performances or tours

Tickets

Exterior free. Shows from about 300,000 to 1,500,000+ VND; interior tour 120,000 VND (per a January 2025 report)

Address

1 Trang Tien Street, a 10-minute walk east along Trang Tien from the southeast corner of Hoan Kiem Lake

Built by the French colonial government over a decade from 1901 and modelled on the Palais Garnier, it stands in the middle of a wide roundabout, cream columns, balconies and twin domes all visible in one frame from the opposite pavement. Trang Tien Street, which runs from the lake to the theatre, is lined with bookshops, galleries and the Trang Tien ice-cream shops that have been going since 1958. Come at 8 or 9am for photos; after that the tour buses and groups take over the steps.