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Vietnam Saigon 6

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly (and still commonly) known as Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam, with a population of around 9 million and is known for its well-preserved French colonial architecture and vibrant street life

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Vietnam Saigon 6

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  1. Saigon

  2. Saigon

  3. Hotel Metropole

  4. Bar Metropole

  5. În Saigon sunt 10 milioane de locuitori şi 6 milioane de „mobilete” Saigon has 10 million inhabitants and 6 million "mobiletes"

  6. Fan palm

  7. The main difficulty for a tourist in Ho Chi Minh is crossing the road becasue of the number of motorbikes and general chaos of the traffic  

  8. La Taverne

  9. La Taverne, again…

  10. The monument to the 13th century Supreme Commander of Vietnam 

  11. The Saigon Central Post Office designed by French architect Alfred Foulhoux was constructed from 1886-1891 and depicts classic elements of Gothic, Renaissance and French colonial

  12. Mother and child stone sculpture and fountain in front of the Saigon Opera House

  13. The Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon Municipal Opera House, an example of French Colonial architecture in Vietnam (many similarities between the Saigon Opera House and the Petit Palais art museum in Paris).  After 1956, the house functioned as home of the Lower House Assembly of Southern Vietnam. It’s not until 1975 that Saigon opera house was restored to its original purpose of use.

  14. The Town Hall – The City People’s Committee The current population of Ho Chi Minh City is difficult to determine. According to the 2019 census, Ho Chi Minh City has a population of over 8.9 million within the city proper and over 21 million within its metropolitan area. (In 1950, the population of Ho Chi Minh City was 1,213,224)

  15. The French conquered Saigon, as it was then known, in 1859, and made it the capital of Cochin China in 1862, which resulted in numerous elegant architecture and broad boulevards that are still present to this day. At the peak of the Vietnam War in 1969, the city had 4.5 million inhabitants who were all evacuated when Saigon and the rest of the South fell to North Vietnam in 1975.

  16. The city has recovered in the 30 years since then, with the current population at over 8 million. It was renamed Ho Chi Minh City, after the spiritual leader of Vietnamese Communism, but residents were so reluctant to adopt the new name that authorities kept the official name but the city centre is still called Saigon

  17. The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Memorial is dedicated to the Buddhist monk who set himself on fire in protest at this intersection not far from the Presidential Palace (today’s Reunification Palace) in 1963. 

  18. Saigon Text: Internet Fotografii : ♦ Sanda Foişoreanu ♦ Internet: 4, 25-33 All copyrights belong to their respective owners Prezentare: ♦ SandaFoişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda Muzică: Ly Hoai Nam - Remembering The South Lonely Planet – Lace maker 2010

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