The memorial to Thích Quảng Đức is marked by a four-meter-tall bronze statue of the monk sitting in the lotus position, set within a serene park of about one thousand square meters. Behind the statue stands a long bas-relief wall that…
Saigon War Reporters
This walk visits the hotels, former embassies, and historic landmarks where wartime correspondents lived and worked during the Vietnam War. You will follow the footsteps of international journalists who reported on the defining events of the era.
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1. Đài tưởng niệm Bồ tát Thích Quảng Đức
2. Independence Palace
Independence Palace is a broad, angular modernist structure located at one hundred thirty-five Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street. It stands on the former site of the French colonial Norodom Palace, which was demolished after a nineteen sixty-two…
3. U.S. Consulate General
The United States Consulate General occupies the site at number four Le Duan Boulevard, an address defined by its high perimeter walls and tight security. While the complex represents modern diplomatic relations, its grounds contain the…
4. Rex Hotel
The Rex Hotel stands at the prominent intersection of Le Loi and Nguyen Hue Boulevards. This six-story structure originated in the early twentieth century as a French automobile garage and showroom, known as the Bainier Auto Hall. By…
5. Hotel Continental Saigon
The Hotel Continental Saigon is marked by its white, French colonial facade and arched windows that sit prominently at the intersection of Dong Khoi Street and Lam Son Square. Inaugurated in eighteen eighty, the building was created by…
6. Caravelle Hotel
The Caravelle Hotel stands at nineteen through twenty-three Lam Son Square, its original ten-story structure now adjoined by a twenty-four-story tower. Opened on Christmas Eve in nineteen fifty-nine, the hotel was designed by the…