The statue of Tran Hung Dao stands at the center of Me Linh Square in District One, recognizable by the figure of the thirteenth-century commander pointing his finger firmly toward the nearby Saigon River. Cast in copper and mounted on a…
Saigon River Waterfront
This walk traces the historical and economic lifeline of the city along the bustling Saigon River. We will stroll south from the historic Tran Hung Dao Statue, passing legacy waterfront hotels, iconic skyscrapers, and old French-era bridges down to the historic harbor where modern Vietnamese history was made.
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1. Tượng Đức Thánh Trần Hưng Đạo
2. Bach Dang Quay Park
Bach Dang Quay Park stretches one point three kilometers along the Saigon River, marked by expansive riverside walkways and grass patterns laid out in the shape of lotus flowers. This site occupies a waterfront that has served as a center…
3. Hotel Majestic Saigon
The Hotel Majestic Saigon is identified by its pale, curved French Colonial facade that sits directly at the corner of Dong Khoi Street and the Saigon River. It was established in nineteen twenty-five by Hui Bon Hoa, a prominent…
4. Bitexco Financial Tower
The Bitexco Financial Tower is identifiable by a helipad that juts out from the fifty-second floor, appearing to hover away from the building’s main glass body. This sixty-eight-story skyscraper reaches two hundred and sixty-two meters…
5. Mong Bridge
The Mong Bridge is a steel arch bridge defined by its distinctive turquoise paint and its intricate, riveted lattice frame that spans the Ben Nghe Canal. Built between eighteen ninety-three and eighteen ninety-four, the structure was…
6. Dragon House Harbor - Ho Chi Minh Museum
The Dragon House, or Nha Rong, is identifiable by the two ceramic dragons perched atop its roof, designed in a symmetrical arrangement that appears to catch the moon. Built between eighteen sixty-two and eighteen sixty-three as the…