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[SPECIAL] Photos show city balconies united under red flags for Vietnam’s National Day

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(NLĐO) - For a moment, the red flags stretching across Hanoi unite the old balconies and new towers - markers of class and time - in a single celebration.

In Hanoi, Vietnam, balconies hold the city’s layers.

French villas lean out with wrought-iron rails. Socialist-era blocks offer concrete ledges, some with cracked walls or missing window panes.

New towers push out glass terraces toward the sky.

[SPECIAL] Photos show city balconies united under red flags for Vietnam’s National Day - Ảnh 1. — A Vietnamese national flag flies outside a home in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

[SPECIAL] Photos show city balconies united under red flags for Vietnam’s National Day - Ảnh 2. — Vietnamese national flags decorate a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

[SPECIAL] Photos show city balconies united under red flags for Vietnam’s National Day - Ảnh 3. — Vietnamese national flags decorate the exterior of a cafe in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

[SPECIAL] Photos show city balconies united under red flags for Vietnam’s National Day - Ảnh 4. — Vietnamese national flags decorate a building in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

[SPECIAL] Photos show city balconies united under red flags for Vietnam’s National Day - Ảnh 5. — The national flags and Party flags hang on a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

[SPECIAL] Photos show city balconies united under red flags for Vietnam’s National Day - Ảnh 6. — A Vietnamese national flag flies outside a window in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

In the days before Vietnam celebrates its 80th National Day on Tuesday, these differences fade.

From every edge — iron, concrete, or steel — a red flag with a yellow star flutters.

Emotional, proud rally and parade mark 80th National Day

Some hang neatly, others are tied to bamboo poles or taped to walls.

On many balconies, families gather to watch parade rehearsals. Laundry and potted plants make room for a view of the street below.

For a moment, the red flags stretching across the city unite the old balconies and new towers — markers of class and time — in a single celebration.

[SPECIAL] Photos show city balconies united under red flags for Vietnam’s National Day - Ảnh 7. — Vietnamese national flags and Party flags hang from balconies across streets in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Vietnamese national flag flies from a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A giant Vietnamese national flag hangs from a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Vietnamese national flags and Party flags decorate a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Vietnamese national flags fly from balconies of a hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Vietnamese woman stands for a photograph in front of the Opera House, its balconies decorated with Vietnamese national flags and Party flags in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Pedestrian walks infront a billboard as the nation celebrating Vietnam’s 80th National Day in Hanoi, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A child wears a traditional Vietnamese military uniform as people wait for a military parade rehearsal for the 80th National Day celebration in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
People wait for a military parade rehearsal for the Vietnam’s 80th National Day celebration in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Women take picture with Vietnam’s national flag as the nation celebrating Vietnam’s 80th National Day in Hanoi, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Women wear Vietnam’s national flag as the nation celebrating Vietnam’s 80th National Day in Hanoi, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

[SPECIAL] Photos show city balconies united under red flags for Vietnam’s National Day - Ảnh 8. — Vietnamese national flags and Party flags hang from balconies across streets in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Vietnamese national flag flies from a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A giant Vietnamese national flag hangs from a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Vietnamese national flags and Party flags decorate a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Vietnamese national flags fly from balconies of a hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Vietnamese woman stands for a photograph in front of the Opera House, its balconies decorated with Vietnamese national flags and Party flags in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Pedestrian walks infront a billboard as the nation celebrating Vietnam’s 80th National Day in Hanoi, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A child wears a traditional Vietnamese military uniform as people wait for a military parade rehearsal for the 80th National Day celebration in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
People wait for a military parade rehearsal for the Vietnam’s 80th National Day celebration in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Women take picture with Vietnam’s national flag as the nation celebrating Vietnam’s 80th National Day in Hanoi, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Women wear Vietnam’s national flag as the nation celebrating Vietnam’s 80th National Day in Hanoi, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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