Rex Hotel through time

EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, [L0055789] 1866 A further photograph from John Thomson's 1866 Saigon series, showing the city that would later become Ho Chi Minh City.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (1866) 1866 John Thomson's 1866 photographs of Saigon form part of the earliest systematic photographic record of the city, taken soon after France established the colony of Cochinchina in what is now southern Vietnam.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (1866) [L0055788] 1866 Taken in 1866, this photograph of Saigon is attributed to John Thomson, a Scottish photographer whose Cochin China images form part of one of the earliest photographic surveys of Vietnam.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson, (1866) 1866 Scottish photographer John Thomson captured this view of Saigon during his travels through Cochin China, part of French Indochina, showing the city that would later become Ho Chi Minh City. Thomson's Southeast Asian work is among the earliest photographic documentation of the region.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (1866) 1866 Scottish photographer John Thomson captured this view of Saigon in 1866, during his extensive travels documenting Cochinchina and the wider Far East. The city had recently become the administrative capital of French Cochinchina following France's conquest of southern Vietnam. The original glass-plate image is now preserved in the Wellcome Collection archive.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China, John Thomson 1866 This 1866 photograph of Saigon by John Thomson is held in the Wellcome Collection, part of his extensive documentation of Cochin China shortly after France established colonial control there.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China - building under construction by waterfront (John Thomson, 1866) (1866) 1866 John Thomson photographed this building under construction along Saigon's waterfront in 1866, recording the early development of the city under French colonial rule.

EU: Saigon street scene (John Thomson, negative 1085) (1866) 1866 Another view from John Thomson's 1866 Saigon series, showing a street scene from the city during the early years of French colonial administration in Cochin China.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China, Vietnam. Photograph by John Thomson [L0055789] (1866) 1866 This 1866 view of Saigon, reference L0055789, was recorded by John Thomson as part of his broader documentation of the city and its people under early French colonial administration.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China, Vietnam. Photograph by John Thomson [L0055788] (1866) 1866 Among John Thomson's photographs of Cochin China taken in 1866, this Saigon image is catalogued as L0055788 and reflects the city's transformation under French colonial control.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (2) (1866) 1866 Scottish photographer John Thomson captured this view of Saigon in 1866 during his travels through Cochin China, part of a wider photographic record of Vietnam under early French colonial rule. Catalogued as (no.2 in a series).

EU: View of building under construction on the waterfront, Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. (1867) 1867 A building under construction on the Saigon waterfront in 1867, reflecting the rapid development of the city's port infrastructure under French Cochin China's early colonial administration.

EU: Saigon, [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, [L0056517] 1867 Saigon, photographed in 1867 by John Thomson, whose images of the city form part of the Wellcome Collection's record of nineteenth-century Cochin China.

EU: Saigon, [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (1867) 1867 A view of Saigon photographed by John Thomson in 1867, part of his documentation of Cochin China under French colonial administration.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson, (1867) 1867 John Thomson photographed this scene in Saigon, Cochin China, in 1867, during his extensive travels documenting Southeast Asia.

EU: Saigon, [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (1867) [L0056517] 1867 John Thomson made this photograph of Saigon in 1867, part of his broader documentation of French Indochina during the 1860s, a body of work now held among the earliest photographic records of the region.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (1867) [L0055838] 1867 This 1867 view of Saigon, attributed to John Thomson, records the city during the period of French colonial administration in Cochin China, shortly after its formal annexation by France.

EU: River bridge, Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam] (1867) [V0037272] 1867 This 1867 photograph shows a bridge over a river in Saigon, taken by John Thomson during his documentation of French Cochin China. Waterways were central to the city's transport and trade in the nineteenth century.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson, (1867) 1867 John Thomson returned to Saigon in 1867, continuing the photographic survey of French Cochinchina he had begun the previous year. This image, numbered L0056133 in the Wellcome Collection, is part of that documentary record.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson, (1867) 1867 Photographed by John Thomson in 1867, this view of Saigon, Wellcome Collection reference L0056139, dates from the period when the city was consolidating its role as capital of French Cochinchina.

EU: Saigon, Vietnam, John Thomson 1867 Saigon photographed by John Thomson in 1867, cataloged under reference L0056517. The image is part of a substantial body of work Thomson produced while traveling through Cochin China in French colonial Vietnam.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China, John Thomson 1867 A view of Saigon from John Thomson's 1867 series on Cochin China, held under catalog reference L0056133. Thomson was among the first Western photographers to systematically document the region.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China, John Thomson 1867 Saigon as recorded by John Thomson in 1867, catalog reference L0056139, from the photographer's extended tour of French Cochin China and mainland Southeast Asia.

EU: River bridge, Saigon, Cochin China (1867) 1867 A river bridge at Saigon, photographed in 1867 and cataloged as V0037272. The image belongs to the body of work produced during John Thomson's travels through French Cochin China.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China, John Thomson 1867 Saigon photographed in 1867 under catalog reference L0056137, part of John Thomson's documentation of the city during French colonial rule in Cochin China.

EU: River-bridge, Saigon (John Thomson, negative 1086) (1867) 1867 A river bridge in Saigon, photographed by John Thomson in 1867 and recorded as negative 1086. Bridges such as this linked the growing colonial port to its surrounding waterways.

EU: In Saigon, Cochin China (John Thomson, negative 1083) (1867) 1867 A scene within the city of Saigon, photographed by John Thomson in 1867 and logged as negative 1083 in his catalog of Cochin China images.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China (John Thomson, negative 1082) (1867) 1867 Saigon in 1867, photographed by John Thomson and cataloged as negative 1082, one of many images from his survey of French Cochin China.

EU: Saigon, Vietnam. Photograph by John Thomson [L0056517] (1867) 1867 Scottish photographer John Thomson captured this view of Saigon in 1867 during his travels through Cochin China, part of a wider photographic record of Vietnam under early French colonial rule. Catalogued as L0056517.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson [L0056133] (1867) 1867 This 1867 image, catalogued as L0056133, forms part of John Thomson's photographic survey of Saigon, made in the early years of French administration over Cochin China.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson [L0056139] (1867) 1867 John Thomson photographed Saigon in 1867, not long after the city became the seat of French colonial government in Cochin China; this frame is catalogued as L0056139.

EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson [L0056137] (1867) 1867 Part of John Thomson's 1867 survey of Cochin China, this photograph of Saigon is one of the earliest sustained photographic records of Vietnam under French rule, catalogued as L0056137.

EU: Indo-Chine, Cochinchine + Saigon + Une rue, marchand ambulant (1900) 1900 This 1900 view of a Saigon street captures an itinerant merchant at work, a common scene in the markets and lanes of French Cochinchina's capital at the turn of the century.

Saigon - L'Hôtel de Ville 1905 The Hôtel de Ville, or city hall, of Saigon, photographed in 1905, seat of the city's municipal government under French rule.

Le boulevard Charner et l'Hôtel de Ville, Saïgon (PV0017480) 1920 Boulevard Charner and the Hotel de Ville, Saigon's city hall, photographed around 1920 in the heart of the French colonial quarter, an area laid out with wide avenues on the European model.

Trung Tam Saigon Vietnam quan 2000 Taken in 2000, this photograph captures a scene in District 1, the central business and historic district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, formerly known as Saigon. The district has long served as the commercial and administrative heart of the city.

Saigon Municipal Theatre 2005 The Saigon Municipal Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2005; completed in 1900 under French colonial rule, it now serves as the city's opera house.

胡志明市 2006 Street life in Ho Chi Minh City is captured in this 2006 photograph of Vietnam's largest city, formerly known as Saigon and still widely called by that name today.

People's Committee Hall (Hotel de Ville), Ho Chi Minh City 2006 The People's Committee Hall, also known as the Hotel de Ville, in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2006. Built by French colonial authorities in the early twentieth century in a French Renaissance style, the building remains a prominent city landmark.

Bến Nghé, District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 2007 The Bến Nghé area of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2007, along the canal that gave this historic quarter its name.

Lascar Ho Chi Minh City Hall (Hotel de Ville de Saigon) 2008 Ho Chi Minh City Hall, built in the early 20th century as the Hotel de Ville de Saigon under French colonial rule, photographed in 2008. The building's ornate facade remains one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city's downtown district.

Lascar Ho Chi Minh City Hall (Hotel de Ville de Saigon) 2008 Completed in 1908 under French colonial rule and originally known as the Hotel de Ville de Saigon, this building now serves as Ho Chi Minh City Hall.

Lascar Ho Chi Minh City Hall (Hotel de Ville de Saigon) 2008 Saigon's old Hotel de Ville, now Ho Chi Minh City Hall, a French colonial-era building completed in the early twentieth century, photographed in 2008.

Trụ sở UBND TPHCM 2009 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Building, photographed in 2009. Built in French colonial style in the early twentieth century, it originally served as Saigon's city hall.

Bác Hồ với Thiếu nhi 2009 'Bác Hồ với Thiếu nhi' ('Uncle Ho with the Children'), a commemorative depiction of Ho Chi Minh with children, a common motif in Vietnam, photographed in Ho Chi Minh City in 2009.

Bến Nghé, District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 2011 A street view in the Ben Nghe ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, captured in 2011. District 1 forms the historic commercial core of the city, formerly known as Saigon.

Bến Nghé, District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 2011 Ben Nghe is a riverside ward of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, situated along the Saigon River near the city's commercial center. This photograph was taken in 2011.

Duong nguyen Hue,q1,hcm photoby 2011 Nguyen Hue street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2011, a wide boulevard running toward the Saigon River in the heart of the city.

Duong Nguyen hue,ks Rex,q1, hcm, photoby 2011 Nguyen Hue street near the Rex Hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2011, in an area long associated with the city's hospitality and commercial life.

Nguyễn Huệ roundabout, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2012 The roundabout at Nguyen Hue in Ho Chi Minh City is shown in this October 2012 photograph; the boulevard, named for the 18th-century Tay Son emperor, runs toward the Saigon River.

Rex hottel, saigon vietnam- Dyt 2012 The Rex Hotel on Nguyen Hue Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, has hosted guests since the 1950s and later became known as a gathering place for foreign journalists during the Vietnam War. Photographed in 2012.

Ho Chi Minh City Opera House 2012 Built under French colonial rule in the early 1900s, the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, also known as the Saigon Municipal Theatre, remains a prominent example of French architecture in the city. This photograph was taken in 2012.

Rex Hotel and Nguyễn Huệ roundabout, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2012 The Rex Hotel and the roundabout at Nguyen Hue in central Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2012. Built in the 1920s and later expanded, the Rex became internationally known as a press briefing venue during the Vietnam War.

Duong pho trung tam saigon vietnam. Dyt 2012 A central street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2012.

Trung tam thuong mai Vincom centerA, q1, tp Hcm, Dyt 2012 Vincom Center A, a shopping and office complex in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2012.

UBND tp Hcm,quan 1, Saigon vietnam 2012 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee building in District 1, photographed in 2012. Completed in 1908 as the Hotel de Ville de Saigon, the French colonial building still houses city government offices.

Vong xoay nguyen hue, q1 tpHcm. Dyt 2012 The roundabout at Nguyen Hue in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2012, near the boulevard's junction with the riverfront.

Rex Hotel and Nguyễn Huệ roundabout, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2012 The Rex Hotel overlooks the roundabout at Nguyen Hue Boulevard in central Ho Chi Minh City. Opened in the 1920s and later used as a press briefing venue by American officers during the Vietnam War, the hotel remains a landmark of the city's downtown core.

Duong Dong khoi, vincom centerA, Hcm, Dyt 2012 A view along Dong Khoi Street near the Vincom Center in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Formerly known as Rue Catinat under French rule, Dong Khoi has long been one of the city's principal commercial thoroughfares.

Gilliland 2013 Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is Vietnam's largest city and its commercial hub; this photograph, part of a 2013 series by a Flickr contributor, was taken somewhere within it.

Ho Chi Minh City 2013 Vietnam's largest city and former capital of French Cochinchina, Ho Chi Minh City sprawls along the Saigon River; this view of the city was captured and shared on Flickr in 2013.

Vong xoay nguyen hue 2013 The Nguyen Hue roundabout in central Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013, prior to the boulevard's later transformation into a pedestrian plaza. The street has long been associated with the city's flower market held around the Lunar New Year.

Gilliland 2013 This 2013 photograph documents a scene in Ho Chi Minh City, the economic center of Vietnam and a city still widely known by its former name, Saigon, a name it carried until reunification in 1975.

Nha hat saigon, vietnam 2013 Another view of the Saigon Municipal Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. The French colonial-era opera house, completed in 1900, has been restored several times while retaining its original Beaux-Arts facade.

Duong hoa nguyen hue 2013 Nguyen Hue street decorated for the flower market in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. Each year in the days before Tet, the boulevard fills with flower vendors, a tradition that predates the street's later redevelopment as a pedestrian plaza.

Gilliland 2013 Taken in 2013, this image is one of a series shot in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's most populous city and a former center of French colonial administration in Indochina.

Gilliland 2013 A 2013 photograph from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the country's largest urban center and a city that retains substantial French colonial-era architecture alongside rapid modern development.

Nha Hat lon saigon vietnam 2013 The Saigon Opera House, known locally as Nha Hat Lon, photographed in Ho Chi Minh City in 2013. Built by French colonial authorities in the early 1900s, it remains one of the city's landmark Beaux-Arts buildings.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2013 Ho Chi Minh City Hall, a French colonial building completed in the early twentieth century, stands in what was formerly Saigon, Vietnam's largest city.

Nha hat saigon vietnam 2013 The Saigon Opera House, completed in 1900 under French colonial rule, remains a landmark of central Ho Chi Minh City. This photograph was taken in 2013.

胡志明 2013 A 2013 photograph taken in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city and former capital of South Vietnam, still widely known by its former name, Saigon.

Duong pho saiogn 2013 A street scene from Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, photographed in 2013. Vietnam's largest city was already well into the rapid urban growth that has defined its skyline in the decades since reunification.

Ks rex, q1, tphcm 2013 The Rex Hotel in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City opened in the 1920s as a garage before its later conversion into a hotel, and became known as a base for foreign correspondents during the Vietnam War. It is pictured here in 2013.

Nha hat Lon tphcm 2013 The Municipal Theatre, or Nha Hat Lon, is a French colonial building in central Ho Chi Minh City completed in 1900 and still used for opera and other performances. This photograph dates to 2013.

Vong xoay trung tam saigon vietnam- Dyt 2013 A roundabout in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is pictured in 2013. Traffic circles like this one anchor several major intersections in the heart of Vietnam's largest city.

People's Committee Hall 2013 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee building, a former French colonial city hall, photographed in 2013.

People's Committee Hall 2013 Another 2013 view of the People's Committee headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City, housed in the former French colonial Hôtel de Ville.

Ubnd tp ho chi minh vietnam 2013 A further 2013 photograph of the People's Committee building in Ho Chi Minh City, seat of the city's local government.

Duong hoa nguyen hue 2013 The flower street display along Nguyen Hue Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. Nguyen Hue is traditionally decorated with flowers for the Tet lunar new year holiday.

Kien truc saigon vietnam 2013 A view of colonial-era architecture in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, photographed in 2013.

Lê lợi -Đồng khởi,Bến nghé,q1, hcmvn 2013 The intersection of Le Loi and Dong Khoi streets in Ben Nghe ward, District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. This area forms the commercial heart of the former Saigon.

Nha hat Thanh pho, quan 1 tphcmvn 2013 The Saigon Opera House, or Nha Hat Thanh Pho, in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2013. Built in 1897 under French colonial rule, it remains one of the city's best-known landmarks.

Trung tam saigon vietnam 2013 A 2013 view of central Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon and Vietnam's largest city and commercial center.

Vong xoay Nguyen hue, q1, tphcm- Dyt 2013 Nguyen Hue, a broad boulevard running through District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, is shown here at a roundabout junction in 2013, in the heart of the city formerly known as Saigon.

Đường hoa Nguyễn Huệ Sài Gòn 2014 Đường hoa Nguyễn Huệ, the flower street in central Ho Chi Minh City, is pictured in 2014. The pedestrian boulevard is decorated with elaborate floral displays each year around the Tet lunar new year holiday.

Ủy ban Nhân dân Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 2014 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee building, a French colonial structure completed in the early 1900s that originally served as the city hall of Saigon.

Ủy ban Nhân dân Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 2014 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee building, once the Hotel de Ville of French colonial Saigon, appears in this 2014 photograph. Its facade overlooks Nguyen Hue Boulevard in the city center.

Bức tượng Bác Hồ với thiếu nhi 2014 A statue depicting Ho Chi Minh with children stands in Ho Chi Minh City, a common monument theme in Vietnam honoring the country's founding leader.

Khach san Rex hotel q1 hcmvn 2014 The Rex Hotel in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City dates to the French colonial era and later became known as the venue for daily military press briefings during the Vietnam War.

Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh 2014 A street view of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon and now Vietnam's largest city and commercial center.

Ubnd thanh pho Ho Chi Minh, phuong ben nghe, quan 1, Saigon 2015 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee building in Ben Nghe ward, District 1, photographed in 2015. Completed in 1908 as Saigon's Hotel de Ville, the French colonial building still serves as a seat of municipal government.

Trung tâm Sài gòn ,phường Bến Nghé, Quận 1, TPHCM, Việt Nam 2015 Downtown Saigon in Ben Nghe ward, District 1, photographed in 2015. The area has formed the commercial heart of Ho Chi Minh City since the French colonial period and remains dense with offices, shops, and hotels.

Saigon City Hall 2015 Saigon City Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2015. Completed in 1908 under French colonial rule, the building now serves as the seat of the city's People's Committee.

Bến Nghé, District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 2015 This 2015 photograph shows a scene in Ben Nghe, the central ward of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly the heart of colonial-era Saigon and now home to many of the city's government and commercial buildings.

Bến Nghé, District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 2015 Taken in 2015, this image depicts another view of Ben Nghe ward in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, the historic core of the former city of Saigon and still its administrative and commercial center.

Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street 2016 Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2016. The boulevard in District 1, lined with fountains and greenery and closed to vehicle traffic, opened as a pedestrian zone in 2015 and quickly became a central gathering place in the city.

Ho Chi Minh Square, City Hall and Statue 2016 Ho Chi Minh City Hall and the statue of Ho Chi Minh in the square before it, photographed in 2016. The building, completed in 1908 as the Hotel de Ville during the French colonial period, now houses the city's People's Committee.

VIETNAM 2016 A street scene in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2016. Formerly known as Saigon, it is Vietnam's largest city and its main commercial center.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall and Statue 2016 The People's Committee Building and statue of Ho Chi Minh in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2016. The building was constructed in the early 20th century during the French colonial period as the city's Hotel de Ville.

Quang truong di bo Nguyen hue, tet Nghé, Quận 1, TPHCM, Việt Nam 2016 Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, decorated for Tet, the Lunar New Year, in 2016. The boulevard in District 1 was converted into a pedestrian plaza in 2015.

VIETNAM 2016 A scene in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2016, in the downtown area of District 1. Formerly known as Saigon, the city is Vietnam's largest and its main commercial center.

Statue of Ho Chi Minh 2016 A statue of Ho Chi Minh in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2016. The city was renamed in his honor after the end of the Vietnam War.

District 1, HCMC 2016 A street scene in District 1, the commercial and administrative core of Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2016. The district holds many of the city's colonial-era landmarks alongside modern high-rise development.

Ho Chi Minh centre 2017 A view across central Ho Chi Minh City in 2017, showing the mix of colonial-era buildings and newer development that characterizes the city's downtown core.

Ho Chi Minh city parc Saigon 2017 A park scene in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, formerly known as Saigon, photographed in 2017.

Ho Chi Minh City, City Hall 2020 Ho Chi Minh City's City Hall, a French colonial-era building completed in the early twentieth century, photographed in 2020.

Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen Hue Street 2020 Nguyen Hue Street is a pedestrian boulevard in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, lined with shops and public art and long a gathering place for residents. The photograph dates to 2020.

People's Committee Building of Ho Chi Minh City in Lunar New Year 2020 The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee building decorated for Lunar New Year 2020. Completed in the early twentieth century as the city's French colonial city hall, it overlooks Nguyen Hue Boulevard and remains one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.

Ho Chi Minh City, City Hall 2020 Ho Chi Minh City Hall, photographed in January 2020. The French colonial-era building has served as the seat of the city's administration since the early twentieth century.

Ho Chi Minh City, banner 1 2020 A street banner in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in January 2020.

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh Statue 2020 A statue of Ho Chi Minh stands before the People's Committee building on Nguyen Hue Boulevard, a pedestrian gathering point in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City since the statue's unveiling in 2015 to mark the leader's 125th birthday.

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh Statue 2020 Another angle on the Ho Chi Minh monument fronting the city hall shows the statue amid the pedestrian boulevard that has become one of downtown Ho Chi Minh City's central public gathering spaces.

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh Statue 2020 The statue of Ho Chi Minh outside City Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in January 2020. The statue and surrounding square remain a central civic gathering point in the city.

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh Statue 2020 A statue of Ho Chi Minh stands before the former City Hall in the Vietnamese city that bears his name, a common gathering point in central Ho Chi Minh City. Photographed in January 2020.

Saigon Opera House (Nhà hát Thành phố, Sài Gòn) 2023 The Saigon Opera House, built in the early 1900s during the French colonial period, stands on Lam Sơn Square in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; this photograph dates to 2023.

Monument of Ho Chi Minh on Nguyen Hue Boulevard 2023 The statue of Ho Chi Minh on Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard, photographed in December 2023, standing near the City Hall building it faces.

Rex Hotel 2023 The Rex Hotel in central Ho Chi Minh City, shown in 2023. Opened in its current form in 1959, the building became known internationally as the site of daily US military press briefings during the Vietnam War.

Monument of Ho Chi Minh on Nguyen Hue Boulevard 2023 This 2023 image shows the Ho Chi Minh monument at the head of Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard, a pedestrian street lined with shops and cafes in downtown Saigon.

Nguyen Hue Boulevard 2023 Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard in central Ho Chi Minh City, a pedestrian street running from City Hall toward the Saigon River, pictured in 2023.

Monument of Ho Chi Minh on Nguyen Hue Boulevard 2023 A further 2023 photograph of the Ho Chi Minh statue on Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard, a popular gathering spot in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

Monument of Ho Chi Minh on Nguyen Hue Boulevard 2023 The bronze statue of Ho Chi Minh at the head of Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard, photographed in December 2023 facing the City Hall building.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2023 Another 2023 view of Ho Chi Minh City Hall, the ornate French colonial building on Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard that has served as the city's seat of government since the early twentieth century.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2023 Ho Chi Minh City Hall, photographed in December 2023. Completed in the early 20th century under French colonial rule, the building originally served as the headquarters of the Cochinchina colonial administration.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2023 Ho Chi Minh City Hall, completed in 1908 during the French colonial period, faces Nguyen Hue Boulevard and today houses the offices of the city's People's Committee, the local government.

Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City 2023 The Saigon Opera House, also known as the Municipal Theatre, was built in 1900 by French colonial authorities and remains an example of French Colonial architecture in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, still used for performances today.

Saigon Opera House 2024 The Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, built in 1900 under French colonial rule, is shown in this photograph from December 2024. Its facade draws on the ornate architectural styles favored in French public buildings of that era.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Hall, photographed in 2024. Built in French colonial style in the early 20th century, the building has served as the seat of the city's government since Vietnam's reunification.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall 2024 This November 16, 2024 photograph shows Ho Chi Minh City Hall, an early 20th-century French colonial building that now houses the offices of the city's People's Committee.

Nguyen Hue Street, Ho Chi Minh City 2024 Nguyen Hue Street in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in 2024. The pedestrian boulevard runs from City Hall toward the Saigon River and is named after Emperor Quang Trung, born Nguyen Hue, leader of the Tay Son dynasty.

Statue of Ho Chi Minh 2025 A statue of Ho Chi Minh in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, photographed in 2025. The statue stands near the People's Committee building in the city's downtown core, a common gathering point in the former Saigon.