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The Hôtel Continental is a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was named after the Hôtel Continental in Paris, and is located in District 1, the central business district of the city. The hotel is situated on Đồng Khởi Street by the Saigon Opera House and was built in 1880 during the French colonial period. The hotel has undergone refurbishments over the years, while still maintaining the essence of its original architecture and style. The hotel is owned by the state-owned Saigon Tourist.
History[edit]
In the old days, Saigon's roads were simply named by ordinal numbers. Starting from the Saigon River bank, Đồng Khởi was the Sixth Road. In 1865, the French Commander Admiral De La Grandiere renamed these roads and Sixth Road became Rue Catinat, a bustling place. Across the street from the future Continental site, the first foundations and floors for factories were built, the first one for Denis Frere. Next was the first drugstore in Saigon, the Solinere Pharmaceutical which opened in 1865.
In 1878, Pierre Cazeau, a home-appliance and construction material manufacturer, started building the Hotel Continental with the purpose of providing the French traveler a French style of luxury accommodation after a long cruise to the new continent. This project took 2 years, and in 1880 the Hotel Continental was inaugurated.
In the same period, many of Saigon's major colonial buildings were constructed including the Notre Dame Cathedral on Rue Catinat completed in 1880, the Postal and Telecom Service on Rue Catinat completed in 1891, and the Hotel de Ville completed in 1898.
The hotel was refurbished in 1892 by Mr Grosstephan. In 1911, the hotel was sold to Duke Montpensier. In 1930, the hotel had a new owner, Mathieu Franchini, a reputed gangster from Corsica, and later his son Philippe who ran the hotel until the Communist takeover in April 1975.[1]
The Continental had in the social and political life of Saigon during the French Colonial Era.
During the First Indochina War the Hotel Continental was frequently referred to as Radio Catinat, since this was the rendezvous point where correspondents, journalists, politicians and businessmen talked about politics, the business news, and current events.
Following the partition of Vietnam in 1955, Rue Catinat was renamed Tự Do Street, while Place Garnier was renamed Lam Sơn Square.[2]
During the Vietnam War era the hotel was renamed the Continental Palace and became popular with journalists who nicknamed the ground-floor bar the Continental Shelf.[1]Newsweek and Time magazines each had their Saigon bureaux on the second floor of the hotel.
Following the Fall of Saigon in April 1975 ownership of the hotel was taken over by the Ho Chi Minh City Government and Tự Do Street was renamed Đồng Khởi Street.
The hotel was closed in 1976[1] and reopened again in 1986 as the Đồng Khởi. The hotel was completely restored from 1988-9[1] and reopened in 1989 as the Hotel Continental.
Notable Guests[edit]
Notable guests include:
- Graham Greene, long-term guest in room 214, who conceived the work The Quiet American about the aftermath of the French Colonial period
In popular culture[edit]
The hotel features prominently in Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American and in its two film adaptations in 1958 and 2002. It also features in Don Winslow's novel Satori.
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abcdCrossette, Barbara (30 January 1998). 'Ho Chi Minh City Journal; A Haunt of Old Saigon Gets New Life'. The New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^Forbes, Andrew. 'Graham Greene's Saigon'. CPA Media. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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Coordinates: 10°46′37″N106°42′09″E / 10.7769°N 106.7025°E
Quận 2 | |
|---|---|
Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 10°46′51″N106°45′25″E / 10.78083°N 106.75694°ECoordinates: 10°46′51″N106°45′25″E / 10.78083°N 106.75694°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Centrally governed city | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Seat | 249 Luong Dinh Cua |
| Wards | 11 wards |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 168,680 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | predominantly Kinh |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Website | www.quan2.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
District 2, in which the new urban area of Thu Thiem is located, is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 140,621, a total area of 50 km².[1]
Administration[edit]
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The district has 11 phường, or wards:
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- An Lợi Đông
- An Khánh
- An Phú
- Bình An
- Bình Khánh
- Bình Trưng Đông
- Bình Trưng Tây
- Cát Lái
- Thảo Điền
- Thạnh Mỹ Lợi
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Development[edit]
In the past, District 2 was one of the poorest parts of Ho Chi Minh City due to the separation by the Saigon River from the city center. However, it is now the one of the prioritized area for investment by the government of Ho Chi Minh City. The completion of Thu Thiem Bridge in 2008 and Thu Thiem Tunnel in 2011 were expected to support the development of the Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area. Thu Thiem Tunnel joins District 2 with District 1 (Central Sài Gòn), the central area of Ho Chi Minh City. The other connection of District 2 to the central city area is the Thu Thiem Bridge, which connects District 2 and Bình Thạnh District. The transportation to District 2 will be much easier when the metro, whose route passes through District 2, comes into use. This will be the first metro in Vietnam, and it will help Ho Chi Minh City to catch up with other developed cities in the world.
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The Vietnamese government is seeking to build a completely new district for wealthy citizens as well as a new economic center. Thanh Nien and Tuổi Trẻ, two newspapers in Vietnam, describe that the new District 2 will be as modern as Singapore and Hong Kong.[citation needed]
Less prosperous agricultural workers of District 2 have been forced to move in slum clearance measures. Thatched houses will be replaced by multi-story house and villas. A few single-family homes will be constructed for those with large[clarification needed] incomes. A large number of citizens would go on living in high-grade apartment blocks. Each block contains swimming pools, tennis courts, shopping malls, and other necessary services. There will be kindergartens, elementary schools, and high schools, but there will be no university, as all the universities are being moved to Thu Duc district to form the University Village, which is another plan of the city government. Beside the residential area will be the economic and trade zone with modern skyscrapers.
District 2, particularly Thảo Điền ward, has a large portion of Ho Chi Minh City's expatriate community, and as such has a large number of restaurants, bars and shops selling European foods, particularly the high street Xuan Thuy. Traffic has become a major problem in District 2 due to its proximity to several international schools and many residents who travel by private vehicle.[citation needed]
Education[edit]
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District 2 is home to many international schools, partly because of the high number of foreign residents, and also because of its proximity to District 1. Below is a list of schools that are in this area:
- International School Ho Chi Minh City,[2] 28 Vo Truong Toan Street, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- British International School Vietnam has the An Phu Primary and An Phu Secondary campuses[3]
- Australian International School, Vietnam,[4] 264 Mai Chi Tho Road, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Deutsche Schule HCMC – The International German School (IGS)[5]
- EtonHouse International Pre-School Franchise - An Phu,[6] Somerset Vista, 628c Hanoi Highway, An Phu ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
References[edit]
- ^'HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district'. HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^'International School Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam IB Schools'. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^'Contact Us.' British International School Ho Chi Minh City. Retrieved on November 12, 2017. 'An Phu Primary Campus 225 Nguyen Van Huong Street, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam [..] An Phu Secondary Campus 246 Nguyen Van Huong, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam'
- ^'AIS - A leading IB World School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam'. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^'International German School Vietnam IGS'. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^'EtonHouse International Pre-School Franchise - An Phu'. Retrieved 6 July 2017.