VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon of 150 years ago was lively in photos by French photographer Emile Gsell. During his visits to this land in the years 1860-1880, Gsell used his camera to record the changing life is this bustling city.
The newly-built Governor’s Palace in 1875.
A church.
Charner – the first market in Saigon, built by the French in 1860.
A stall in the Old Market.
The Great Canal in 1880, which is Nguyen Hue Boulevard today.
Lang Cha Ca in Tan Binh District is the tomb of Bishop Alexander Rhodes (1866).
A Chinese temple in Cholon area (1866).
Saigon Port after two years of operation (1866).
A wedding in the village communal house (1866).
A Saigon band (1866).
A pagoda in Cholon (1866).
Slumps of Chinese in Cholon area.
Tau Hu canal.
Saigon River.
Tuong (Vietnamese classical drama) artists.
Two children as porters at the harbor were playing with coins.
Map of Saigon in 1873.
Saigon Port 150 years ago.
T. Van