Anyone who has ever traveled to Ho Chi Minh City cannot take his eyes off the elegant architecture of the Saigon Opera House. And certainly it’s not except for you if you have an opportunity to come there. The Opera House becomes a theater for a variety of Vietnamese traditional and classical performances, which attracts visitors in Vietnam travel.
Lying
charmingly in the heart of the city's District 1 area, at the start of
the famous Le Loi Avenue, the building still retails many lively
evidences for the influence of French architecture in Vietnam. Tourists
in Vietnam travel
certainly can't take their eyes off the elegant architecture of the
Saigon Opera House (or Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater) when paying a
visit to Ho Chi Minh City.
Saigon Opera House- Ho Chi Minh City- Vietnam
At
the turn of the 20th century, this magnificent building, designed by
French architect Ferret Eugene, was built as a classical opera house
with 800 seats to entertain French colonists. nyone who has been to
France can recognize many similarities between the Opera House and the
Petit Palais. In fact, just like the Reunification Palace, the applied
ornament, balustrades, cartouches, and roof were imported directly from
France.
In order to celebrate the
300th birthday of Saigon, the municipal government invited some of
famous architects and artists to restore the house in 1998.
Saigon Opera House- Ho Chi Minh City- Vietnam
Today,
renovated with new materials, the theatre is equipped with
state-of-the-art electric appliances, lighting and sound systems, and
safety equipment. Many original architectural and decorative features
have been incorporated, including a stone veranda, white stone statues
at the entrance, colorful granite tiled floors, chandeliers, bronze
statues in front of the stairs and richly-engraved auditorium arch and
wall statues. The Opera House is surrounded by new shopping plazas and
posh hotels, which allow you to combine the trip to the Opera House with
a shopping tour.
The Saigon Opera
House becomes a theater for a variety of Vietnamese traditional and
classical performances such as plays, concerts, ballet, opera, and
Vietnamese traditional dance. Moreover, this house - the brightest
building of Ho Chi Minh City- is also one of the exciting destinations which visitors joining tours in Vietnam should not miss when visiting this city.
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