Rex Hotel through time

Ho Chi Minh City 2006–2025 41 photos of this spot

41 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Ho Chi Minh City, spanning 2006–2025. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

Ho Chi Minh City's Hotel de Ville, the French colonial-era building that now serves as the People's Committee Hall, photographed in 2006.

People's Committee Hall (Hotel de Ville), Ho Chi Minh City 2006 Ho Chi Minh City's Hotel de Ville, the French colonial-era building that now serves as the People's Committee Hall, photographed in 2006.

胡志明像 2006 A statue of Ho Chi Minh in the southern Vietnamese city renamed in his honor in 1976, photographed in 2006.

Lascar Rex Hotel 2008 The Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2008. Housed in a building dating to the 1920s and converted into a hotel by the early 1960s, it became a well-known gathering place for journalists and officers during the Vietnam War.

Trụ sở Ủy ban Nhân dân Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 2010 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Building, photographed in 2010. Completed in 1908 as the city's Hotel de Ville under French colonial rule, its ornate facade remains a landmark on Nguyen Hue Boulevard.

Q1 TPHCM 2011 The glass-and-granite Saigon Centre tower rises above a street corner in District 1, its ground-floor retail arcade carrying HSBC and FCUK signage beneath office branding for DBS and Chartis. Pedestrians and parked cars line the sidewalk cafe below.

Kien truc, khach san Rex saigon, photoby 2011 The Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a landmark building dating to the French colonial period, photographed in 2011.

Bến Nghé, District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 2011 Another 2011 view of Ben Nghe ward in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, the administrative and commercial heart of the former Saigon.

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Building01 2012 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Building, completed in 1908 under French rule as the Hotel de Ville, remains one of the city's best-known colonial-era landmarks. Photographed in 2012.

Saigon Municipal Theatre 2013 The Saigon Municipal Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. Completed in 1900 under French colonial rule, the building remains an active performance venue and one of the city's landmark examples of French architecture.

Duong pho saigon 2013 A street scene in central Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. Streets in this part of the city mix French colonial-era buildings with newer commercial development, reflecting Saigon's layered architectural history.

Khach San Rex, Saigon 2013 The Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. Opened in its modern form in 1959, the hotel became well known during the Vietnam War as the site of the US military's daily press briefings, nicknamed the 'Five O'Clock Follies.'

Trung tam saigon vietnam 2013 The city center of Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. Formerly known as Saigon, this district has served as the commercial and administrative heart of southern Vietnam since the French colonial era.

Saigon City Hall 2013 Saigon's former city hall, now the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee building, photographed in 2013. Designed in a French style and completed in the early twentieth century, it continues to serve as the seat of the city's administration.

Ho Chi Minh statue 2013 A statue of Ho Chi Minh in front of the People's Committee building in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. The statue and surrounding plaza form one of the city's central public gathering spaces, named in his honor after 1976.

胡志明 2013 A street scene from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city and commercial center, known as Saigon before being renamed in 1976 after national reunification.

People's Committee Hall 2013 Another 2013 view of the People's Committee Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The French-built structure has served as the seat of the city's municipal administration since the early 20th century.

People's Committee Hall 2013 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Hall, photographed in 2013. Built in the early twentieth century as the Hotel de Ville during the French colonial period, the building remains a landmark on Nguyen Hue Boulevard.

Monumento al Ho Chi Minh en la bulvardo Nguyen Hue (Ho-Ĉi-Min-urbo) 01 2013 A monument to Ho Chi Minh stands along Nguyen Hue Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City, the pedestrian avenue running through the heart of the city formerly known as Saigon.

Monument of Ho Chi Minh in Saigon 2014 A monument to Ho Chi Minh stands in front of the City Hall on Nguyen Hue Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2014. The pedestrian boulevard is one of the city's principal public gathering spaces.

Ủy ban Nhân dân Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 2014 The former Hotel de Ville of Saigon, now the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee building, is pictured in 2014. The French colonial structure was completed in the early twentieth century and remains a landmark of District 1.

Duong Le Thanh ton, phuong Ben Nghé, Quận 1, TPHCM, Việt Nam 2015 A street scene on Le Thanh Ton in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2015. The street sits in the historic core of the city once known as Saigon.

Duong Nguyen Hue.quan 1.tpHcmvn 2015 Nguyen Hue street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2015. The historic boulevard underwent a major redevelopment into a landscaped pedestrian plaza completed in 2015.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2016 The Ho Chi Minh City Hall building, Vietnam, photographed in 2016. Built in the early 1900s under French colonial rule as the Hotel de Ville, the structure remains a landmark of downtown District 1.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2017 Ho Chi Minh City Hall, the former Hôtel de Ville de Saïgon, is seen here in 2017. Completed in the early twentieth century under French colonial rule, the building's ornate facade still overlooks Nguyen Hue Boulevard in the heart of the city.

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council building 2019 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Council building, a French colonial-era structure in the city's downtown district that continues to serve a civic administrative function, photographed in 2019.

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council building 2019 This building in central Ho Chi Minh City was constructed during the French colonial period and today serves as the seat of the city's local government. It remains one of the city's most recognizable landmarks, fronting Nguyen Hue Boulevard.

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council building 2019 The People's Council building in central Ho Chi Minh City occupies a French colonial-era structure completed in the early twentieth century, when the city was known as Saigon. It continues to serve as a seat of local government, its ornate facade a reminder of the city's colonial urban planning.

Ho Chi Minh City, City Hall 2020 Ho Chi Minh City Hall, Vietnam, photographed in January 2020. The building, completed in 1908 in French colonial style, originally served as the Hotel de Ville of Saigon.

Ho Chi Minh City, City Hall 2020 Another view of Ho Chi Minh City Hall, Vietnam, from January 2020. The French colonial-era building remains a landmark of the city's downtown district.

Saigon Town Hall - Flickr - radkuch.13 2023 The former Hôtel de Ville de Saïgon, a French colonial building completed in the early 1900s, photographed in 2023 in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City. The structure now serves as the headquarters of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

Saigon City Hall 2023 The colonial-era City Hall building in central Saigon, captured in 2023. Built in the early twentieth century under French rule, it remains one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2023 A December 2023 photograph of Ho Chi Minh City Hall, whose yellow facade and mansard roof reflect its French colonial-era design.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2023 City Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2023, showing architectural detailing typical of French municipal buildings from the colonial era.

Rex Hotel 2023 Another 2023 view of the Rex Hotel, a longtime Saigon landmark whose rooftop bar once hosted foreign correspondents during the Vietnam War.

Saigon City Hall 2023 Saigon's City Hall building, dating to the French colonial era, photographed in 2023 in its role as the seat of the Ho Chi Minh City government.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2023 Ho Chi Minh City Hall in Vietnam, seen from the pedestrianized section of Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard in 2023. The French colonial building, completed in 1908, remains the seat of the city's People's Committee.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2023 A December 2023 photograph of Ho Chi Minh City Hall from another angle, showing the building's French colonial-era detailing, including its ornate window surrounds and central clock tower.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2023 Ho Chi Minh City Hall, photographed in December 2023. French colonial authorities built it in the early twentieth century in a Beaux-Arts style, and it now houses the city's People's Committee.

Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint 4 2025 The Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2025.

Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint 2 2025 Ho Chi Minh City, still widely known by its former name Saigon, is Vietnam's largest city and former capital of South Vietnam. This 2025 photograph shows the Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint hotel in the city center.

Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint 3 2025 A second 2025 view of the Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint hotel, located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city and the former capital of South Vietnam, long known by its earlier name Saigon before reunification in 1976.