VietNamNet Bridge – The Norodom Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, straight boulevards ... are the rare photos of Saigon taken by the French from plane in 1930.
The Notre Dame Cathedral in the center of the photo.
The Notre Dame Cathedral from the side view.
The front face of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
The Norodom Palace (later the Independence Palace).
The City Theatre.
Charne Avenue (Nguyen Hue Road).
Both the Notre Dame and the Norodom Palace appear in this photo.
The City Hall at the end of the Charne Avenue.
The Saigon sports club.
The barracks of the 11th Colonial Infantry Regiment.
The Blanchard de la Brosse Museum in the zoo (now the Vietnam History Museum).
The Halls of St Enfance Monastery.
The Saigon Chamber of Commerce.
Cho Lon area of the Chinese.
The office and factory of the Navy (later the Ba Son port).
Saigon River and Charne Avenue.
Somme Avenue (Ham Nghi Street).
The Cho Lon Residential ARea.
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