By Mai Nhat July 29, 2024 | 12:11 pm GMT+7Foreign photographers documented scenes of early 20th-century southern Vietnam, including images of students from the Marie Curie private girls’ school and crowds enjoying traditional opera performances.
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| The street in front of the HCMC Opera House at the turn of the 20th century. The building, designed by Félix Olivier, was inspired by the Palais Garnier in Paris, France. It was built in 1900, with most of the decorative elements and building materials sourced from France. A series of these photographs is featured in the book “Urban Architecture and Landscape of Saigon – Cho Lon (a Saigon neighbourhood with a heavy Chinese influence) Past and Present,” published by the HCMC General Publishing House in July. The work, by Nguyen Duc Hiep, Tim Doling and Vo Chi Mai, includes images gathered from magazines and other sources from the early 20th century. The authors, who have extensively studied the history and culture of the city and have served as cultural advisors to UNESCO, have previously released several publications about the Saigon – Gia Dinh – Cho Lon area. |
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