Tinh Tam lake is rectangular shape in 1500m circumference, there are 3 islets amidst named: Bong Lai, Phuong Truong and Doanh Chau. Tinh Tam is separated with outside by the circle brick wall. There are 4 gates: Ha Huan in the south, Dong Hy in the north, Xuan Quang in the east and Thu Nguyet in the west. willow and many kinds of flower was planted everywhere and along the river’s bank.

 

Bong Lai islet situated in the south, right in the middle is Bong Doanh palace with the architecture of 3 main compartments and 2 extra ones, tiles roofed, facing the south, surrounded by brick parapet. In front of palace is Bong Doang gate and bridge connecting islet and river bank. To the east of Bong Doanh palace is Thuy Ta Thanh Tam house facing the east, Truong Luyen palace face the west to the west. There is a gate and bridge with the same name: Hong Cu.

 

On Phuong Truong islet: In the middle is Nam Huan pavilion facing the south with 2 floors, tiles roofed. To the south is gate and bridge named Bich Tao.  In the north, Tinh Tam pavilion faces the north, Hao Nhien pavilion in the east, in the west is Duong Tinh pavilion, Between two islet is Tu Dat temple in the system of tiles roofed corridor  including 44 compartments, connecting Bich Tao bridge in the south and Hong Cu bridge in the north.

 

Doanh Chau islet: Admist  tinh Tam is Kim Oanh dyke linking eastern and western edge. To the east of dyke is the Luc Lieu bridge, 3 comparrtments, tiles roofed. In the south, dyke connects with a 56 compartment corridor, the Bach tan in the middle. In the south of bridge is the Ta Thanh Tuoc house where kept the royal boat, at the end of western corridor is Khuc Ta house connecting with the oyher Ta house, then Khuc Ta Ha Phong – a corridor up on the water.

With the meticulous, delicate architecture harmonize with nature, Tinh Tam lake is considered as the iconic achievement of art of landscape architecture in 19 century.