4 hours
10
14+
Le Van Duyet Mausoleum
Gia Dinh Citadel is like a legend of Saigon. When I was in school, I kept hearing about it in history books but didn’t know where it was. Until he got a little older and started searching for documents to understand the glorious past of the ancient land of Gia Dinh. To know the reason why Saigon is the old name of District 1, to understand why District 1 has so many French works, to know what stories the Le Van Duyet Mausoleum carries. From there, we can see the deep gratitude of our ancestors, the courage and sacrifice of many people and ethnic groups who “carried the sword” to open the world.
This photowalk is like a crystallization of feelings of sadness and goosebumps on the pages of a book. Through it, SFP hopes to bring you a new perspective every time you walk around Notre Dame Cathedral, the City Post Office or the “coffee shop” at April 30 Park. From there, we wish to send to you and your brothers and sisters the feeling of attachment to this beloved land, as we have always felt.
Around 08:30 – 09:00 AM
You will go to Ong Ba Chieu's Mausoleum (Le Van Duyet Mausoleum, Binh Thanh District) and can park your car in the parking lot on the left side of the mausoleum. Then, you will move to Tung Coffee (opposite the back gate of the mausoleum) to gather, settle down and listen to instructions on the film camera.
You will join us to visit the Mausoleum of Le Van Duyet and hear about the history of exploring the Southern region of Vietnam in general and Saigon in particular. Let's exchange stories about Mr. Le Van Duyet as well as his influence in the process of developing the ancient city of Saigon under the Nguyen Dynasty. Besides, you will also hear introductions about Southern mausoleums and communal houses from the perspective of culture, art and life style.
As we walked, we told stories about the ancient Gia Dinh Citadel through the story of Mr. Le Van Duyet, during the French colonial period. At the same time, we also found the remaining traces revealing the history of the most fortified city wall in Vietnam in the history of the Nguyen Dynasty. Understand the reason why that solid wall was destroyed, built, destroyed and continued to be built, then forever disappeared under the new buildings of the city today.
You will visit a small but peaceful alley in the heart of the bustling and vibrant city. Together, we look for little cats, talk to local people, and take photos that may be the last of this alley because it may be destroyed to build high-rise buildings for the city in the near future.
Move to the end of the journey, on the attic of the Catinat apartment building, a one-of-a-kind experience at a forgotten historical landmark overlooking Saigon's Notre Dame Cathedral and the Fall of Saigon.