Vietnam Saigon 1

1. Hô Chí Minh (Sài Gòn) • Oraşul aşezat pe malul râului Saigon, la o altitudine de 19 metri, şi-a schimbat numele în anul 1975 când trupele din nord ocupă („eliberează”) Saigonul • 6.424.000 de locuitori, cel mai mare oraş din Indochina • Centru administrativ, industrial, cultural • A fost fondat în anul 1698, a fost reşedinţa lui Gia Long în perioada 1788-1802 până când s-a proclamat împărat (1802). El este cel care a dat statului numele Viêt Nam • Saigon înseamnă „pădure de kapok” însă acum copacii din oraş sunt eucalipţi • După 1859 a fost sediul guvernului Cochinchinei franceze şi apoi capitală a Viêtnamului de Sud (1954-1975) • The city on the banks of the Saigon River, at an altitude of 19 meters, changed its name in 1975 when troops from the north occupied ("liberated") Saigon • 6,424,000 inhabitants, the largest city in Indochina • Administrative, industrial, cultural center • It was founded in 1698, was the residence of Gia Long from 1788-1802 until he was proclaimed emperor (1802). He is the one who gave the state the name Vietnam • Saigon means "kapok forest" but now the trees in the city are eucalyptus • After 1859 it was the seat of government of French Cochinchina and then the capital of South Vietnam (1954-1975). 1

2. Saigon airport

3. Catedrala Notre Dame

4. Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built in the late 1880s by French colonists, is one of the few remaining strongholds of Catholicism in the largely Buddhist Vietnam. Located in Paris Square, the name Notre Dame was given after the installation of the statue ‘Peaceful Notre Dame’ in 1959

6. Internet image Measuring almost 60 metres in height, the cathedral’s distinctive neo-Romanesque features include the all-red brick façade (which were imported from Marseille), stained glass windows, two bell towers containing six bronze bells that still ring to this day, and a peaceful garden setting in the middle of downtown Ho Chi Minh City District 1

11. Poşta Centrală Saigon Central Post Office

12. Saigon Central Post Office

18. The Saigon Central Post Office was constructed from 1886-1891 and depicts classic elements of Gothic, Renaissance and French colonial design. While some mistakenly credit Gustave Eiffel, the famed designer of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it was actually designed by French architect Alfred Foulhoux.

22. Saigon Central Post Office

23. Saigon Central Post Office

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

25. Tran Hung Dao Statue, a military genius who repelled Mongol forces

26. Teatrul municipal The Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon Municipal Opera House

27. Internet image The Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon Municipal Opera House, is an example of French Colonial architecture in Vietnam. Saigon Opera House was built in 1898 by the French architect – Eugene Ferret, following the “flamboyant” style of the French Third Republic (all built with materials imported from France). It was set to be two meters higher than the street surface with two door layers, in order to prevent traffic noise.

32. Bugainvillea

33. Hô Chí Minh Fotografii: ♦ Nicoleta Leu ♦SandaFoişoreanu ♦ Jean Moldovan Prezentare: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda ♦ Placido Domingo - The last night of the world (din filmul Miss Saigon) ♦ Happy times - Lang Lang, dragon songs 2010