Saigon Collection (#4)

Flower market in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

Thien Hau Temple (Ba Thien Hau Pagoda) in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

A nap in Saigon
Marco Brivio

Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Skyline
Michael Tompsett

The Palace of General Governor of Indochina, Saigon, c. 1920 (b/w photo)
1702210 The Palace of General Governor of Indochina, Saigon, c.1920 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: The palace of general governor of Indochina in Saigon, c1920)

Storming the Citadel of Saigon by Vice Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, February 17, 1859 (oil on canvas)
904776 Storming the Citadel of Saigon by Vice Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, February 17, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Morel-Fatio, Antoine Leon (1810-1871); Chateau de Versailles

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon). Views along the Saigon River, dirt bardge. Date: 22/07/2005

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon). Shipping along the banks of the Saigon River. Date: 22/07/2005

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon). Views along the Saigon River Date: 22/07/2005

Colonial architecture in Vietnam: Detail of the facade of the Louis Finot Museum
LSE4417455 Colonial architecture in Vietnam: Detail of the facade of the Louis Finot Museum, named after the first director of the Ecole Francaise d Extreme Orient

Colonial Architecture in Vietnam: High School Court Petrus Ky a Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city)
LSE4417598 Colonial Architecture in Vietnam: High School Court Petrus Ky a Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city), built in 1929 by architect Ernest Hebrard

Colonial architecture in Vietnam: House of the director of the Ecole Francaise d Extreme Orient at the Musee Louis
LSE4417481 Colonial architecture in Vietnam: House of the director of the Ecole Francaise d Extreme Orient at the Musee Louis Finot, built in 1927 by architect Ernest Hebrard

Chinese duck feathers, "Saigon and its surroundings", phot. Dieulefils, c. 1900
LSE4094447 Chinese duck feathers, " Saigon and its surroundings", phot. Dieulefils, c. 1900. by Dieulefils, Pierre (1862-1937); National Library, Hanoi

Colonial architecture in Vietnam: Detail of the facade of the Musee Louis Finot
LSE4417480 Colonial architecture in Vietnam: Detail of the facade of the Musee Louis Finot, named after the first director of the Ecole Francaise d Extreme Orient

Statue of Rigault of Genouilly and of the eveque of Adran in Saigon, "Saigon and its surroundings"
LSE4094417 Statue of Rigault of Genouilly and of the eveque of Adran in Saigon, " Saigon and its surroundings", by Dieulefils, c. 1900

Colonial Architecture in Vietnam: Facade of the Palace of Justice of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city)
LSE4417565 Colonial Architecture in Vietnam: Facade of the Palace of Justice of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city), built in 1884 by the architect of the Civil Building Alfred Foulhoux

Colonial Architecture in Vietnam: Detail of the forebody of the Musee Louis Finot
LSE4417469 Colonial Architecture in Vietnam: Detail of the forebody of the Musee Louis Finot, named after the first director of the Ecole Francaise d Extreme Orient

Colonial architecture in Vietnam: Detail of the facade of the Musee Louis Finot
LSE4417468 Colonial architecture in Vietnam: Detail of the facade of the Musee Louis Finot, named after the first director of the Ecole Francaise d Extreme Orient

Saigon: women around a table - in "Saigon et ses environs", album by P. Dieulefils, Hani, 1900, B. N
LSE4094347 Saigon: women around a table - in " Saigon et ses environs", album by P. Dieulefils, Hani, 1900, B.N. de Hanoi

Scene du marche de Saigon, engraving after a drawing by D
LSE4330265 Scene du marche de Saigon, engraving after a drawing by D.Maillard, illustrating the voyage to Cochinchine, by Doctor Morice, in 1872, published in " Le tour du monde" 1875

Native Houses, Saigon, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
498529 Native Houses, Saigon, c.1870s (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; out of copyright

Floating Dock constructed for the French Government at Saigon, Cochin-China (engraving)
1103613 Floating Dock constructed for the French Government at Saigon, Cochin-China (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Duong Tu-Do - Tu-Do Street) - Saigon, Vietnam
Duong Tu-Do - Rue Tu-Do (Tu-Do Street) - Saigon, Vietnam Date: circa 1960s

Saigon, modern Hochiminh City, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of the port, Saigon, modern Hochiminh City, French Indochina, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, officially Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception is a cathedral located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh

Traveller Palm, Botanic Garden, Saigon, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: Traveller Palm in the Botanic Garden, Saigon, Hochiminh City, Saigon, French Indochina, Vietnam

Monument of Leon Gambetta, Saigon, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: monument of Leon Gambetta, Saigon, Hochiminh City, French Indochina, Vietnam

Mmiltary hospital, Saigon, Hochiminh City Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: army barracks, miltary hospital, Saigon, French Indochina, Hochiminh City Vietnam

Cochinchine: annual dragon procession organized by the congregation of Saigon in 1865
XEE4403956 Cochinchine: annual dragon procession organized by the congregation of Saigon in 1865. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cochinchine)

Colonialism: inauguration of the cathedral built in Saigon by France
XEE4164589 Colonialism: inauguration of the cathedral built in Saigon by France. Indochina (Vietnam), 1863. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'336 of 19 September 1863

Emperor of Cochin China and his ministers (engraving)
818834 Emperor of Cochin China and his ministers (engraving) by Therond, Emile Theodore (b.1821) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emperor of Cochin China and his ministers)

Mouth of the river Saigon, Cochin China
LLM338292 Mouth of the river Saigon, Cochin China by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mouth of the river Saigon, Cochin China)

Sketches of Tonquin and Lower Annam, Cochin China (engraving)
1107441 Sketches of Tonquin and Lower Annam, Cochin China (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Tonquin and Lower Annam)

The Tonkin Expedition, Notes at Saigon, the Capital of the French Colony of Lower Cochin China (engraving)
1044222 The Tonkin Expedition, Notes at Saigon, the Capital of the French Colony of Lower Cochin China (engraving) by English School

Banks of the river Saigon
LLM338314 Banks of the river Saigon by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banks of the river Saigon. All Round the World, First Series (1868).); © Look and Learn

Advertisement for the Gsell Photographic Studio, Saigon, c. 1860s (b / w photo)
495500 Advertisement for the Gsell Photographic Studio, Saigon, c.1860s (b/w photo) by Gsell, Emile (1838-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Waterfront, Saigon, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
498537 Waterfront, Saigon, c.1870s (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Now known as Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.); out of copyright

Saigon, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
498527 Saigon, c.1870s (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Probably taken by French photographer Emile Gsell)

Government House, Saigon, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
498523 Government House, Saigon, c.1870s (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saigon Post Building v. 1863
LSE4094387 Saigon Post Building v. 1863. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Museum of Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; (add.info.: Saigon Post Building v)

Saigon - Vietnam - Ho-Chi-Minh City (Ho Chi Minh City) - engraving in "
XEE4158138 Saigon - Vietnam - Ho-Chi-Minh City (Ho Chi Minh City) - engraving in " La France illustree: geography, history, statistical administration" by V.-A. Malt-Brown

View of the tomb of Georges Pierre Pigneau de Behaine (1741-1799), eveque d Adran
XEE4150832 View of the tomb of Georges Pierre Pigneau de Behaine (1741-1799), eveque d Adran. Saigon, Cochinchine, 1861. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nAa233 of 28 September 1861

French colonization: First Catholic Mass Celebree in Saigon, Cochinchine, 1861
XEE4150578 French colonization: First Catholic Mass Celebree in Saigon, Cochinchine, 1861. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'237 of October 26, 1861

"Mouth of the Saigon River", illustration from a Visit to Saigon
DGC418680 " Mouth of the Saigon River", illustration from a Visit to Saigon by Walter Rose, published in Appletons Journal, May 4, 1872 (litho) by American School

Naval Duties in the Far East, from Flagship to Tugboat (litho)
1051606 Naval Duties in the Far East, from Flagship to Tugboat (litho) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naval Duties in the Far East, from Flagship to Tugboat)

Russian General Anatoly Stoessel arriving in Saigon, French Indochina (colour litho)
3097465 Russian General Anatoly Stoessel arriving in Saigon, French Indochina (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Governor of Cochinchinas Palace, Saigon (colour photo)
3096515 The Governor of Cochinchinas Palace, Saigon (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Governor of Cochinchinas Palace, Saigon)

Saigon kids earn a living by carrying Europeans shopping in large baskets
LSE4330270 Saigon kids earn a living by carrying Europeans shopping in large baskets (like those that serve as a seat for the two children on the left) or by accompanying them on hunting or fishing

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Saigon, a city of contrasts and resilience. It holds within its streets the echoes of history and the vibrant pulse of modernity. In 1963, Saigon witnessed an act that shook the world's conscience. Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze at an intersection, protesting against President Ngo Dinh Diem's anti-Buddhist measures. Malcolm Browne captured this haunting moment, forever etching it into our collective memory. But Saigon is more than just a snapshot in time; it is a city that embraces diversity and tradition. Strolling through its bustling streets, one can find snake wine for sale in stores – a peculiar concoction believed to have medicinal properties. The Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica stands tall as a symbol of faith amidst changing times. Its statue of the Virgin Mary reminds us of the enduring power of spirituality in this ever-evolving metropolis. And what better way to experience Saigon than through its culinary delights? Traditional Vietnamese food entices passersby with tantalizing aromas and flavors that transport you straight to the heartland of Vietnam. Motorbikes line up like soldiers on duty in central Ho Chi Minh City - their presence emblematic of Saigon's energetic pace and indomitable spirit. The Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica cathedral exudes grandeur with its Gothic architecture, standing proudly as a testament to both French colonial influence and Vietnamese devotion. Venturing deeper into local life reveals vibrant market scenes where stalls overflow with fresh produce. Close-ups capture vivid greens waiting eagerly for buyers' discerning eyes. Boats gently glide along serene waters, reminiscent of bygone eras when river transport was essential for trade and communication - reminding us how far we've come since then. A statue honoring Ho Chi Minh stands before the imposing facade of the Saigon People's Committee Building – an embodiment not onlyof his legacy but alsoof Vietnam's journey towards independence and unity.