Clock, Ho Chi Minh City Hall—Vietnam
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Ianatlarge
N 10° 46.590 E 106° 42.060
48P E 685987 N 1191783
The clock atop the equally impressive town hall of the city of Ho Chi Minh.
Waymark Code: WMFDX2
Location: Vietnam
Date Posted: 10/04/2012
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The clock sits inside a bell tower over the main entrance of the Ho Chi Minh town hall. As impressive as the building and the facade are, the clock looks to be of recent vintage. A plain black and white faced clock, with the primary hours enumerated, with an hour and minute, but no second hand.
The HCM council is housed in this grandiose (though now overshadowed by the construction around), French colonial era building. The construction of which began in 1898 (but no date stones—not common in French Indochina), and was completed in 1908. The building was designed by the famous French architect P. Gardes. On the top of the building is a bell (and clock) tower. This is a feature common to most European town halls. There is a popular statue of Ho Chi Minh in front of the building, which is approached along a long boulevard. At night the building is illuminated and is quite the sight.
HCM is located in the south of the country, on the Mekong Delta, on the Saigon River. Home to seven million (6% of the Vietnamese population), plus busy people, and 20% of the nation's GDP.
Status: Working
Display: Mounted
Year built: Not listed
Web link to additional info: Not listed
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