Chợ Bến Thành through time

Ho Chi Minh City 1920–2025 35 photos of this spot

35 photographs taken at the same spot in Ho Chi Minh City, spanning 1920–2025 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The central market of Saigon, photographed around 1920 during the period of French colonial rule, when the city was a major commercial hub of French Indochina.

Le grand marché, Saïgon (PV0016257) 1920 The central market of Saigon, photographed around 1920 during the period of French colonial rule, when the city was a major commercial hub of French Indochina.

Ben Thanh market 2003 Shoppers and vendors surround Ben Thanh Market in this 2003 photograph, a landmark trading hub in central Ho Chi Minh City dating to the French colonial era.

HCMC Ben Thanh 2005 Ben Thanh Market, opened in 1914 and among the oldest and most recognizable landmarks in Ho Chi Minh City, pictured in 2005.

Ben Thanh market in Vietnam 2006 Vendors and shoppers at Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City, opened in 1914 and long a center of local commerce, captured in 2006.

Chợ Bến Thành 2011 Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2011. Opened in 1914, the market's clock tower entrance has become one of the city's most recognizable landmarks, surrounded by stalls selling food, textiles, and souvenirs.

Verkehr und Bitexco Financial Tower 2011 Traffic passes below the Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2011. Completed in 2010, the skyscraper's lotus-inspired design and rooftop helipad made it one of the city's tallest buildings at the time.

Bến Thành, Quận 1, TPHCM, Vietnam 2011 Ben Thanh Market in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2011. Built in the early twentieth century during the French colonial period, the market's clock tower has become a recognizable landmark of the city.

Tran Nguyen Han statue 2013 The statue of Tran Nguyen Han, a 15th-century Vietnamese military leader who helped drive out Ming occupation forces, photographed in Ho Chi Minh City in 2013.

Dai lo Leloi va Phan boi chau, Saigon, q1 Vietnam 2013 Le Loi Boulevard at its junction with Phan Boi Chau street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. Both streets are named after historical Vietnamese figures and run through the city's central commercial core.

Saigon Tax Trade Center 2013 The Saigon Tax Trade Center, a French colonial-era department store on Nguyen Hue Boulevard in central Ho Chi Minh City, pictured in 2013. The building was demolished a few years later to make way for redevelopment.

Tran Nguyen Han statue 2013 A statue honors Trần Nguyên Hãn, a Vietnamese general who fought in the early 15th-century uprising against Ming occupation, in Ho Chi Minh City. Monuments to historical military leaders are common in the city's public squares.

Bến Thành, Quận 1, TPHCM, Vietnam 2014 Ben Thanh Market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, seen in 2014. Completed in 1914 with its distinctive clock-tower entrance, the market has long served as a commercial hub and symbol of the city, drawing both local shoppers and visitors to its stalls.

Bến Thành, Quận 1, TPHCM, Vietnam 2014 The area around Ben Thanh Market in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City is one of the city's oldest and most recognizable commercial districts, anchored by a marketplace built in the early twentieth century.

Bến Thành Market, Quận 1, TPHCM, Việt Nam 2015 Ben Thanh Market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2015. Completed in 1914, its clock tower entrance has become one of the most recognizable landmarks of the former Saigon.

Ben thanh Market, phuong Bến Thành, Quận 1, TPHCM, Việt Nam 2015 Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in 2015. The market's clock-tower entrance dates to a 1914 rebuilding and has since become one of the city's best-known landmarks.

Cho Ben Thanh - Xuan At mui 2015 Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed around the Lunar New Year of 2015. Built in its current form in 1914, the market remains a major commercial hub in the city center.

Bến Thành market, Phường Bến Thành, Quận 1, TPHCM, Việt Nam Chợ Bến Thành 2015 Ben Thanh Market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2015. Built by the French colonial administration and opened in 1914, its clock tower has become a landmark of the city center.

Cho Ben Thanh, phuong ben thanh quan 1, ho chi minhViệt Nam 2015 A view of Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, taken in 2015. The market, dating to 1914, remains one of the oldest surviving structures in the city and a major hub for local trade.

Bến Thành, Quận 1, TPHCM, Vietnam 2015 The Ben Thanh area of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, home to the city's well-known indoor market and a longstanding symbol of the city on maps and postcards, is depicted in this 2015 street-level photograph.

Truoc cua Cho Ben Thanh, phun ben thanh, q1, tphcmvn 2015 This 2015 photograph was taken in front of Ben Thanh Market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, a market dating to the early 20th century that remains a central landmark and gathering point of the former Saigon.

Quach Thi Trang square 2016 Quach Thi Trang Square in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2016. The square sits near Ben Thanh Market in District 1 and is named after a Vietnamese student.

Quach Thi Trang park (HCMC, Vietnam 2016) 2016 Quach Thi Trang Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2016, a public square near the roundabout by Ben Thanh Market.

Khu vuc tram Metro chinh, vong xoay Quach Thi Trang,Phuong Ben Thanh Quận 1, TPHCM, Việt Nam 2016 The Quach Thi Trang roundabout in front of Ben Thanh Market, in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, appears in this 2016 photograph taken during construction work on the city's first metro line.

Ben Thanh Market 2017 Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City, pictured in 2017. Opened in 1914, its clock tower entrance has since become one of the most photographed landmarks in the city.

On the 09 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City (on 09 23 1945 France enforced the reestablishment of their control in Saigon against the Viet Minh) 2017 September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City takes its name from the date in 1945 when French forces moved to reassert colonial control over Saigon against the Viet Minh. Photographed in 2017, the park today is a long green strip running through the city center near Ben Thanh Market.

Downtown Ho Chi Minh City 2017 A view of downtown Ho Chi Minh City in 2017, Vietnam's largest city and commercial hub, formerly known as Saigon before being renamed after the country's reunification in 1976.

Bến Thành Market (Chợ Bến Thành) 2023 Bến Thành Market, recognizable by its clock tower, is one of the oldest and best-known markets in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; this image was captured in 2023.

Le Loi Boulevard 2023 Lê Lợi Boulevard, one of Ho Chi Minh City's principal downtown streets, connecting Bến Thành Market to the Municipal Theatre, photographed in 2023.

Bến Thành Market (Chợ Bến Thành) 2023 Bến Thành Market, whose clock-tower entrance has marked the center of Saigon since the market opened in 1914, pictured in December 2023.

Ben Thanh Market 2023 Bến Thành Market in 2023, a landmark since its completion in 1914 and still a central hub of commerce in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ben Thanh Market1 2023 Bến Thành Market, seen here in 2023, remains one of the most recognizable structures in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1.

Ben Thanh Market 2023 Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City opened in 1914 and is known for its clock-tower entrance, remaining one of the city's oldest and busiest markets. This photograph was taken in 2023.

Ho Chi Minh City 2024 A street scene in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed on November 16, 2024. Vietnam's largest city remains widely known by its former name, Saigon, and today functions as the country's principal commercial and financial hub.

Ga Bến Thành - Giếng trời 1 2024 The skylight above Bến Thành metro station, part of Ho Chi Minh City's first urban rail line, was built near the historic Bến Thành Market that has anchored the city's downtown since the early 20th century.

Ben Thanh Market 2025 Ben Thanh Market, with its distinctive clock tower entrance, has been a central marketplace in Ho Chi Minh City since the early 20th century and remains one of the city's best-known landmarks.