Comments on: Discover Saigon’s French Colonial Architecture | Top 10 Sites You Might Not Know

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 14:19:40 +0000

Ahem… The current Reunification Palace, built in the 1960s, isn’t a colonial building. The building that was bombed, Norodom palace, was colonial and this was built to replace it. To the other point, the Americans were not considered colonizers of Vietnam at the time or afterwards. Despite what their intentions were, they were mostly just helping the ARVN (South Vietnamese army) fight a civil war against the PAVN (North Vietnamese Army) and the Viet Cong.

By: Lonny Gravlin

Lonny Gravlin — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 01:10:28 +0000

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By: Linh

Linh — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:22:12 +0000

Most of these places are famous tourist attractions so I guess people also love French architecture a lot. They all look splendid! Thanks for this list!

By: Cat Khanh

Cat Khanh — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:14:08 +0000

These Gothic building are so impressive and majestic, especially located in Vietnamese cities such as Saigon or Hanoi. I would love to visit Saigon someday. Thanks for sharing!

By: Milosz Zzk

Milosz Zzk — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:53:45 +0000

They taught us in high school that French colonial occupations were especially brutal. Most think of Algeria, but South East Asian theater was also very violent.

By: Abhinav Singh

Abhinav Singh — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:56:29 +0000

I didn’t know Saigaon has such impressive French architecture. The Saigon Central Post Office looks so impressive and grand. So does the Ho Chi Minh City Municipal Theatre. It is interesting to see the influence of one country on the other. I would love to see it for myself.

By: Sandy N Vyjay

Sandy N Vyjay — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 06:15:31 +0000

These are really magnificent examples of French Colonial architecture. Each building seems to have a unique character. My favourites are the Post Office building that looks so majestic and the Phuong Nam, which is exquisite.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:28:29 +0000

To be honest, I’ve never really thought about going to Saigon. This post really shows off the amazing destinations that are within it. You did a great job organizing it here. I’d love to check out that 35 million dollar house!

By: Sự Đinh

Sự Đinh — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 11:09:37 +0000

Wow, so attractive. I haven’t been to Sai Gon. Hope to go to visit all of them one day.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 12:52:19 +0000

Similar to Hanoi, Saigon seems to balance the French colonial architecture rather well with the traditional Vietnamese symbols and icons. With French imperialist rule, it’s no doubt that culture and religion will rub off onto Vietnam to give us this melting-pot vibe.