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Hanoi is capital city of Vietnam. Located in northern Vietnam on the western bank of the Red River. Hanoi became the capital of Vietnam's Ly dynasty in 1010. It was the main capital of Vietnam until 1802, when the Nguyen dynasty transferred the capital south to Hue. Under French rule, Hanoi again became an important administrative centre, and in 1902 it was made the capital of French Indochina. Hanoi became the capital of North Vietnam after the French defeat in 1954. During the Vietnam War, many of its monuments and palaces were destroyed by U.S. bombing. Hanoi become capital of united Vietnam since 1975, it has steadily been rebuilt and its industrial base has grown.