Hai Ba Trung church, Saigon

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Information about the creation of the object depicted in the image: 1928

This site was once occupied by an orphanage built by the sisters of the order of St. Paul's of Chartres, constructed in 1864. The orphanage was rebuilt as a church, named after the Trung sisters, the legendery historical figures who led a rebellion against the Chinese in 40 AD. The church is located on Hai Ba Trung Street in District 3 in Saigon.

Source for information about the object depicted in the image: Dovert, Stephanie and Lê Quang Ninh. Saigon 1698-1998: ki´ên trúc, Quy ho?ch = architectures, urbanisme / d`ông biên so?n. Thành ph´ô H`ô Chí Minh: nhà xu´ât b?an Thành ph´ô H`ô Chí Minh, 1998.

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