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The An Duong Vuong Monument at Nguyen Tri Phuong roundabout, on the boundary between District 5 and District 10.

 

 

 

 

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An Duong Vuong (257-207 BC) is the founder of Au Lac Nation, the second country in the history of Vietnam after the Van Lang State of the Hung Kings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Tran Hung Dao Statue at Bach Dang Wharf roundabout in District 1.

 

 

 

 

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Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan (1228 - 1300) is a famous general of the Tran Dynasty, who had great success in the two wars against the Mongols. He is revered as Saint Tran by Vietnamese people.

 

 

 

 

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Statue of King Quang Trung in front of Nguyen Tri Phuong market, District 10.

 

 

 

 

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Emperor Quang Trung, real name Nguyen Hue (1753 - 1792), was the second emperor of the Tay Son Dynasty. He was a talented political leader with many nation-building reforms, a brilliant military leader with great victories in stabilizing the country and fighting foreign invaders.

 

 

 

 

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Phan Dinh Phung Monument located at the Post Office-Cho Lon roundabout, District 5.

 

 

 

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Phan Dinh Phung (1847 - 1896) was a leader in the Huong Khe uprising of the Can Vuong movement against the French in the late 19th century. He was not only a talented leader but also a poet.

 

 

 

 

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Tran Nguyen Han Statue at the roundabout before Ben Thanh Market, District 1.

 

 

 

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Tran Nguyen Han (? - 1429) was a general in the Lam Son uprising led by Le Loi. He made significant contributions to the fight against Ming invaders and the forming of the post-Le Dynasty.

 

 

 

 

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Quach Thi Trang Statue in front of Tran Nguyen Han Monument.

 

 

 

 

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Quach Thi Trang (1948 - 1963) was a female Buddhist who participated in the movement against repression of Buddhism by President Ngo Dinh Diem. On August 25, 1963, she was shot dead by police at the age of 15.

 

 

 

 

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Statue of Phu Dong Thien Vuong at Phu Dong roundabout, District 1.

 

 

 

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Phu Dong Thien Vuong or Saint Giong is one of the four immortals in the folk beliefs of Vietnam. 

 

 

 

 

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Statue of Confucius on Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street, District 5.

 

 

 

 

 

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Confucius (551-479 BC) is the eminent philosopher of China. He was the founder of the Confucian doctrine, which has had a broad impact on the lives and thoughts of the cultures of East Asia, including Vietnam.

 

 

 

 

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Our Lady of Peace Statue in front of the Notre Dame Church.

 

 

 

 

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This statue was built from December 8 1958 to February 16 1959.


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