Saigon Opera House through time

Ho Chi Minh City 1920–2023 9 photos of this spot

9 photographs taken at the same spot in Ho Chi Minh City, spanning 1920–2023 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Rue Catinat, the fashionable shopping street of colonial-era Saigon, photographed around 1920, when the city served as the administrative center of French Cochinchina.

Rue Catinat, Saïgon (PV0007908) 1920 Rue Catinat, the fashionable shopping street of colonial-era Saigon, photographed around 1920, when the city served as the administrative center of French Cochinchina.

Saigon Opera House 2011 The Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2011. Completed in 1900 under French colonial rule, the Beaux-Arts building remains a performance venue in the city center.

Bến Nghé, District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 2012 A street scene in Ben Nghe ward, District 1, in central Ho Chi Minh City. The district forms the historic core of what was once Saigon, developed under French colonial administration in the nineteenth century.

Dong Khoi Street, Ho Chi Minh City 2013 Dong Khoi Street in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. Known during the French colonial period as Rue Catinat, it has long been one of the city's principal commercial streets, lined with shops, hotels, and cafes.

Hotel Continental Saigon 2016 The Hotel Continental Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2016. Opened in 1880 during the French colonial period, it is one of the city's oldest hotels and stands on Dong Khoi Street in District 1.

VIETNAM 2016 A street scene from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2016, in the country's largest city and former capital of South Vietnam, known historically as Saigon.

Nhà hát Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh năm 2019 The Municipal Theatre, or Nhà hát Thành phố, in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2019. Built in the early twentieth century under French colonial rule, it remains a landmark of the city center.

Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City 2023 The Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City, also known as the Saigon Opera House, was completed around 1900 under French colonial rule and continues to host performances today. Photographed in 2023.

Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City 2023 The Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2023. Built in 1900 in the French colonial style, the building originally served as an opera house and remains a landmark of the city's downtown district.