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Landmarks, architectural heritage and the city’s signature public spaces.
Photo: Steffen Schmitz / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0From the Post Office vault to Chinese assembly halls in Chợ Lớn, buildings tell how the city grew. The series covers landmarks, architectural heritage and urban space.
Stories (5)
Urban architecture · Landmarks
The Central Post Office: more than a century under the vault
Reading the building through its vault, windows and wall maps.
Urban architecture · Architectural heritage
Notre-Dame Cathedral and the square before it
Red brick, bell towers and the public space around a landmark.
Urban architecture · Urban spaces
Nguyễn Huệ: the city’s living room
A pedestrian boulevard and how Saigonese share public space.
Urban architecture · Architectural heritage
Chinese assembly halls of Chợ Lớn: reading the rooftops
Ceramic ornament, wood carving and the stories of migrant communities.
Urban architecture · Landmarks
Independence Palace: the architecture of an era
Modernist design and the stories behind its walls.
Places in this theme
Heritage · Sai Gon
Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral
Nha tho Duc BaCathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saigon.
Heritage · Sai Gon
Thao Cam Vien (Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens)
Thao Cam VienThe "green lung" in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City and one of the 8 oldest zoos in the world
Heritage · Xuan Hoa
Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc Memorial
Dai tuong niem Bo Tat Thich Quang DucA monument park at the Cach Mang Thang Tam – Nguyen Dinh Chieu intersection, commemorating Most Venerable Thich Quang Duc
Heritage · Ben Thanh
Mariamman Temple
Den MariammanA vibrant Hindu temple with a seven-tiered gate tower near Ben Thanh Market, often called "chua Ba An"
Heritage · Tan Dinh
Jade Emperor Pagoda
Dien Ngoc HoangA century-old Chinese temple to the Jade Emperor in Tan Dinh, with yin-yang tiled roofs and vivid coloured ceramic figures
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