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Notre Dame Cathedral (Ho Chi Minh City). Photo: Anh Tu

New old harmony

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) develops rapidly and keeps rising. In addition to the new construction works are old architectural works, the buildings with ancient beauty over hundreds of years retain their mark of time.

That Notre Dame Cathedral, City Post Office, City People's Committee Headquarters, City Theater, Ben Nha Rong, Ben Thanh Market ... has become an architectural heritage and the soul of the city. a testament to the cultural diversity of Ho Chi Minh City.

When it comes to Ho Chi Minh City, no one does not remember Ben Thanh market. The work was completed in March 314. Over 100 years of existence, Ben Thanh market has come into the memories of many generations of people. This is also one of the largest markets in the city, thousands of visitors come here to visit and shop every day.

Notre Dame Cathedral was designed in August 876, on October 7, 1887, the church started construction. With a long history and uniqueness in architecture, Notre Dame Cathedral has become one of the tourist symbols of Ho Chi Minh City and also in Vietnam, a destination that attracts many domestic and foreign tourists. country. Currently, the church is in the process of restoration.

Walking along Vo Van Kiet Street, above the top of Thu Thiem tunnel, comes across another unique architecture, the State Bank of Vietnam branch in Ho Chi Minh City. The building was built in 1930 and is the headquarters of Indochina Bank. After 1975, it became the headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam branch in Ho Chi Minh City.

In particular, when talking about architectural heritages, it is impossible not to mention the Independence Palace (Reunification Hall; formerly known as Norodom Palace) has been ranked as a special national monument. This is the place to mark an important event - the end of the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, the liberation of the South, and the reunification of the country on April 30, 1975. Today, Thong Nhat Hall is the place where major events of the city and country take place and is one of the indispensable tourist destinations of tourists coming to Ho Chi Minh City.

Crossing the Khanh Hoi bridge connecting District 1 with District 4, looking towards the river bank is Ben Nha Rong. This is also the place where Uncle Ho left to find a way to save the country in the early 20th century. Before April 30, 1975, the headquarters of the Emperor Transport Corporation was the headquarters of the Emperor Transport Corporation with architectural features of mixed East-West style. Today is Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ho Chi Minh City branch - the place to store and display documents and objects about the life and great revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh. The museum is recognized as a City-level Architectural Monument of Art.

At the end of Nguyen Hue pedestrian street from the river bank is the beautiful and majestic People's Committee building of Ho Chi Minh City. Head office of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is one of the classical architectural works built from 1898 to 1909.

Walking through the old Lam Son park area is the City Opera House, built during the French colonial period, from 1898 to 1900 with the main task of organizing art performances as well as organizing events. big city event. City Theater is recognized as a National Architectural Monument, a beautiful, solemn place for cultural and artistic performances and organizing major events in Ho Chi Minh City.

City Post Office is located at No. 2, Paris Commune, District 1. The post office was built in the period 1886-1891 with the combination of Western and Eastern architecture. City Post Office is one of the best rated architectural works in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to the historical flow, Ho Chi Minh City has always been seen as a young, dynamic and liberal city. Interwoven between the old architecture is a Ho Chi Minh City with many works and works with the breath of the times, such as Bitexco building, Landmark 81 or luxury 5-star hotels with architectural diversity.

Architectural heritage is pride, is a lesson of history

It can be said that ancient architectural works not only contribute to promoting the culture and history of a country or a city, but also a strong economic resource.

Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City has more than 320 years of development history, forming a rich heritage value, including Vietnamese architectural heritages, French architecture ...

Architectural heritage is an invaluable asset, an attractive tourism product resource that has attracted a large number of international tourists for many years. In particular, the planning, preservation and connection of ancient architectural heritages with modern architectural works not only brings about historical, cultural and social values ​​but also brings great benefits to the economic side.

Doctor, cultural researcher Tung Hieu said: "For works and architectural heritages, whether recognized or not, regardless of their scale, they all contain their own historical values. to preserve and protect architectural heritages from being forgotten and lost in a modern urban space That is the need to preserve life, preserve mobility. customs of living its life and bringing material and spiritual benefits to the people With that way of preservation, the heritage will not inhibit the development of urban space but will go hand in hand with the development. there".

Dr. Tung Hieu added: “The historical architectural heritages cannot be considered as other trivial matter. We cannot easily refer to each brick, an inanimate, inanimate stone. For each architectural heritage is a witness of history. And it can be tragic, it can be the heroism of the city, it can be the magnificence of the city, the country. Suppose we spread historical values ​​by words, but without the accompanying historical and cultural heritages as proof, those lessons will be ambiguous and not authentic. Architectural heritage is both a pride but also a historical lesson for us to look back on the past ... ”.

 

 

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