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View of Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon) from the Saigon River in Vietnam. The city is Vietnam's major port and largest city.
Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon) was built by French colonists from 1877 to 1880. The neo-Romanesque structure used stained-glass windows imported from Chartres, France, and bricks from Marseille, France.
The Central Post Office in Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon), Vietnam, was built in the 1860s using Gustave Eiffel’s design and reconstructed in its current form between 1886 and 1891 by architect Auguste Vildieu. The Post Office is one of the city’s oldest buildings and one of the most iconic attractions in Saigon.
Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). The palace -- now a museum -- was built between 1962 and 1966 on the site of the former Norodom Palace. It was the official headquarters and residence of the president of South Vietnam.
City Hall in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, was built in the French colonial style between 1898 and 1908. Officially known as the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Building, the structure is a working government building and is not open to the public.
The Municipal Theater in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, is also known as the Saigon Opera House. Built in 1897, the building was used as the home of the Lower House of the Assembly of South Vietnam from 1956 to 1975. It functioned as a theater after that date and was restored in 1995.
Vinh Trang Pagoda near the city of My Tho, Vietnam, which is known as the "Gateway to the Mekong Delta." First completed in 1851, the Vinh Trang temple has been reconstructed a number of times.
Main gates of the former Imperial City of Hue in Vietnam. Located on the Perfume River, Hue was the capital of Vietnam from 1802 until 1945.
Phuoc Duyen Tower, an octagonal seven-level pagoda in the Thien Mu Pagoda temple complex in the city of Hue, Vietnam, is regarded as the country’s unofficial symbol. Built in 1844, it is 21 m (68 ft) high and is the tallest pagoda in Vietnam.
The Xung Khiem Pavilion on Luu Khiem Lake at the Emperor Tu Doc Tomb in Hue, Vietnam. Tu Doc ruled Vietnam from 1848 to 1883, and his tomb complex was built between 1864-67.
The Khiem Cung Gate at the Emperor Tu Doc Tomb in Hue, Vietnam. Tu Doc ruled Vietnam from 1848 to 1883, and his tomb complex was built between 1864-67.
Stele in the pavilion to the east of Emperor Tu Doc's Tomb in Hue, Vietnam. The stele, the largest of its type in the country, bears Tu Doc's epitaph, which he composed himself because he had no sons.
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