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28-534: The boulevard stretches from Lê Thánh Tôn Street, right across from Ho Chi Minh City Hall , to Tôn Đức Thắng Boulevard ( Bạch Đằng Quay , Saigon River waterfront). The boulevard was originally a canal known as Kinh Lớn (Grand Canal), which linked the former Citadel of Saigon (the Thành Quy ) to Saigon River . In the first two decades after the French conquest of Saigon , the canal remained an important waterway, as

56-422: A laurel wreath like the left one but has a helmet and a Gallic rooster on her head. The Gallic rooster is complementary to Marrianne. While Marianne represents the state and their values, Gallic Rooster is the symbol of France as a nation. The sculpture's left hand is placed on a pelta shield, while her right hand holds a sword and leans on a vase pouring water. Under her feet are different weapons and remnants of

84-408: A battle. Unlike other sculptures that hardly depict the environment, this sculpture captures a strong wind blowing Marianne's hair. With the appearance of weapons, a shield, a sword, and a helmet, this sculpture features military strength. The woman's posture of sitting on war remnants also symbolizes France's pride in past victories on the battlefields that have brought about the peace. The sculpture

112-463: A common Vietnamese citizen. Ho Chi Minh City Hall appeared in American film The Quiet American (1958) . This article about a Vietnamese building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation and Public Works Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation ( Vietnamese : Sở Giao thông Vận tải Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh )

140-409: Is Hermes 's staff, often recalled as the symbol of commercial activity or negotiation. The appearance of the ship's rudder is believed to represent the strength of commerce and trading. The sculpture is an indication of equality . At the center of the facade, under the bell tower lies a sculpture depicting a goddess and two children and two lions. The child on the left holds a long staff pointing at

168-536: Is a city department responsible for transportation and public works projects in Ho Chi Minh City . The department also operates public bus system in a city of cars and motorcycles and service is inferior compared to Saigon Passenger Transportation Company . The fleet consists of green air-conditioned buses made by Saigon Automobile Transportation Engineering Corporation and based on South Korean design (Daewoo). The department aims to purchase electric buses for

196-401: Is a signification of liberty . The main entrance consists of five consecutive domes, decorated with floral reliefs and every of its gates are stylized iron doors. Cars will enter the building from a nearby side gate. Another side gate at the address 86B Le Thanh Ton is the entrance for the city's Home Affairs Department. These side gates are adequately decorated with festoon motifs. Entering

224-535: Is sculptures of wreaths , ylang ylangs and men in Phrygian cap , reflecting the architecture of the French Third Republic . With so many inspirations taken from, the building was deemed by some as "a woman with too much jewelry". On the facade of the building, three sculptures of Marianne are placed in the middle of the pediments. She is the national personification of liberty, equality and fraternity of

252-610: Is the city hall of Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam . It is located in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City downtown, bounded by Pasteur, Lý Tự Trọng, Đồng Khởi, and Lê Thánh Tôn streets, with its front facade facing Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard square. The building houses the office of the city's Chairman of the People's Committee , Ho Chi Minh City People's Council and various city government departments including Transportation , Natural Resources & Environment, Industry & Trade and Home Affairs within

280-409: Is trying to escape from the mess and wild, with her eye looking up, fulfilled with hope and prospect. Out of the three sculptures, this one is also the most active form of Marianne, as she does not rest but moves vividly. This central sculpture stands for fraternity . The right sculpture also shows Marianne resting position, building the counterpart to the left sculpture. However, she does not wear

308-466: The City Hall waged irritation among indigenous citizens due to its high construction costs and design motifs. Local press even attacked the building with negative connotations as “grotesque” and “bad taste”. They regarded the architecture and its details as incomprehensible symbolic allegory. The references to a superior French Republic carved in the exterior did not seem to convey their underlying meanings to

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336-613: The Flower Street, a book street event was held on Lê Lợi Boulevard . The Nguyễn Huệ flower street are considered to be a culture and tourist event during the new year time, attract many citizens, tourists, as well as home-coming overseas Vietnamese. Ho Chi Minh City Hall Ho Chi Minh City Hall , officially called the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council and People's Committee Head Office ( Vietnamese : Trụ sở Hội đồng Nhân dân và Ủy ban Nhân dân Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh ),

364-512: The French Republic. The left sculpture shows the figure of Marianne seating on a podium. Her left hand is placed on a vase pouring water while her right hand holds a ship's rudder . She wears a laurel wreath on her head with some laurel decoration on the background. Below the figure is the wheat motif, a Caduceus , and a scythe . The laurel wreath usually implies victory, while the Caduceus

392-612: The area was too muddy to lay a foundation hence halting the project. Until 1898, after the canal was covered to be made into Charner Boulevard , the French finally broke ground for the building. 1.5 million francs was approved for the project. The building was a difficult project that took 11 years to finish. The building was opened in 1909 by the French Indochina governors-general to celebrate 50 years of French presense in Saigon. The building

420-491: The block. The building served as an administrative house for past governments during French colonial period and Vietnam War . Ho Chi Minh City Hall is now Vietnam's National Heritage Site and is open for public at the last weekend of a month. After victories over conquests in Southern Vietnam , in 1870, the French drafted a plan to build an office for municipal council of Saigon at Kinh Lớn ("Big Canal"). However,

448-439: The boulevard. Nguyen Hue Flower Street, or natively known as Đường hoa Nguyễn Huệ, is the common name of Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard during the lunar new year festival. During the festival, the street is decorated for the occasion and are exclusively for pedestrians. The tradition started in 2004, which previously known as Flower Market Nguyễn Huệ. During the 20th century, the street is commonly a marketplace for trading flowers during

476-698: The building has housed the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and Ho Chi Minh City People's Council. The building was renamed as it is now. On April 29 and 30, 2023, to celebrate the Reunification Day , the building was opened to public for the first time. The building originally comprised a grand hall with a clock tower upon it and 2 single story blocks on the left and right wing, stretching from Pellerin Street to Catinat Street (now Pasteur Street and Đồng Khởi Street). Directed by architect Fernand Gardè,

504-470: The central market was then located on its bank. The two quayside streets along the canal were designated by n° 18, before they were officially named Quai Charner (on the right bank) and Quai Rigault de Genouilly (on the left bank) in 1865. Due to the pestilential odors emanating from the canal, local residents had soon requested that it be filled in. However, it took eighteen years of discussions for this to be achieved in 1886–1887. The resulting wide thoroughfare

532-417: The city of Lyon sponsored a project for a facade lighting system. During 2016-2017, a car and motorbike entrance to the underground floor and an internal park were built. In 2018, the city introduced a new design for the rear blocks of the building, designed by Gensler . The plan was then canceled to "avoid lavish spending". In 2023, the city approved a US$ 7.7 million renovation project. Upon opening,

560-472: The end of the lunar years. Vendors would come from the port at Bạch Đằng Quay . As such, during these years, the street is a common attraction for citizens to sightseeing and enjoy the Tết atmosphere. After 2003, the city relocated the flower market to 23 Tháng 9 park. In 2004, the city started the tradition to set up flowers decoration on the street, designated as a sightseeing area during new year times. Since then,

588-457: The female figure, while the boy on the right is stepping between two fierce lions. Marianne is most prominent with her taking-off- Phrygian -clothes posture, similar to the image of half-naked Marianne in the Liberty Leading the People painting. Her position also suggests that they bravely lead each other out of danger and wilderness. The theme of this sculpture could be liberty as the woman

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616-647: The hall design took inspiration from the town hall of Paris and resembles the bell towers of northern France - a rising point-shaped tower accompanied by two adequate symmetrical attic towers and shorter but long blocks on the sides. The center tower includes a clock and at its peak a flag pole. Another storey was then built on top of the blocks in the 1940s. The design of the building is a fusion of multiple classical architectural streams like Renaissance , Baroque and Beaux-Arts , as seen on its with Baroque and Rococo decoration, Art Nouveau iron doors, Corinthian columns and domic entrances. The entire front facade

644-427: The main entrance lies a grand hall and a staircase to the first floor. On the landing is a relief of two infants carrying the seal of Saigon. The walls and ceilings throughout the building are covered with paintings of the sky, ylang ylang leaves, Louis X -era laurel wreath and a variety of geometrical shapes, stained glass . In 1966, during Vietnam War , the building was expanded by adding 3 four-story blocks at

672-538: The name Nguyen Hue flower street is born. The street during this time is for pedestrians, and transportations are forbidden on the street. In February 2015, the boulevard was under construction, so the Flower Street event was held on the nearby Hàm Nghi Boulevard . Following the boulevard's conversion into a pedestrian street, the tradition continues, with flowers decorated during the new year time. Motorbike routes continued to be blocked, but this time with additional nearby streets like Lê Lợi. During Tet 2023, in addition to

700-479: The rear of the original building. They now house the offices of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and Home Affairs Department. After the Vietnam War , the building was further expanded and renovated. In 1990, a two-story building is built on the rear left wing for security clearance affairs, and light poles were planted around the building. In 1998, another two-story block was built on the rear right wing. In 2005,

728-521: Was completed on April 29, 2015. During weekend evenings, the entire boulevard is pedestrianized. (South east to North west, numerical order) Being a tourist street, tourist buses are commonly seen on the Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard. A metro line is being built. The Line 1, Ho Chi Minh City Metro would cross beneath Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard. The nearest station, the Opera House station has many exits to

756-475: Was henceforth named boulevard Charner . From 1926, the boulevard had two wide central avenues separated by a thin strip of grass, which was ordered by the former Saigon mayor Rouelle. In 1955, it was renamed Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard by the South Vietnamese government. In October 2014, the government of Ho Chi Minh City decided to convert the middle lanes of the boulevard into a pedestrian square. The project

784-481: Was named L'hôtel de ville ("Municipal Hall"), while the Vietnamese locals generally called it Dinh xã Tây ('French municipal palace') or Dinh đốc lý or ('mayor's palace'). During the Vietnam War , the building was used by the city of Saigon government under South Vietnam and was renamed Tòa đô chánh Sài Gòn or Tòa đô sảnh ('Saigon mayor's hall'). Since the communists’ conquest of Saigon in 1975,

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