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Before being called Trang Tien street, the road was known as Rue Paul Bert. In 1940 the Rue Paul Bert - Henri Rivie intersection was renamed the Trang Tien-Ngo Quyen intersection.

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The Trang Tien-Ngo Quyen intersection as seen today

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The Rue Paul Bert – Boissière crossroads are now known as the Trang Tien-Nguyen Xi crossroads.

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A bank located at the corner of the Rue Paul Bert - Henri Rivie intersection

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In the modern day, the building now belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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The Eden Cinema on Rue Paul Bert as it looked decades ago.

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The Eden Cinema is now the Workers’ Cinema and features quite different architecture.

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A view of Grands Magasins store as it looked in the 1940’s

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A wide coffee shop on Rue Paul Bert in the heart of the city

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In the present day the coffee shop has been replaced by shops along Trang Tien street.

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G. Taupin et Cie publishing house on the Rue Paul Bert – Boissière crossroads

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G. Taupin et Cie publishing house has now become the renowned Trang Tien Book Centre.

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A view of the Hanoi Opera House from Rue Paul Bert

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The Hanoi Opera House as it stands today as seen from Trang Tien street

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The Paul Bert - Francis Garnier crossroads

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The Trang Tien-Dinh Tien Hoang crossroad

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The fascinating Garage Boillot building was originally built in 1900.

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Even in the modern day the structure and architecture remains the same.

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The Grands Magasins store located on the Rue Paul Bert - Francis Garnier crossroads

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It has now become the luxurious Trang Tien Plaza commercial centre.

 

Dan Tri/VOV