Lê Lợi Boulevard
Le Loi Boulevard in 2023 from Quách Thị Trang Square | |
| Native name | Đường Lê Lợi, Đại lộ Lê Lợi (Vietnamese) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Boulevard Bonard |
| Namesake | Lê Lợi |
| Owner | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Location | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Nearest metro station | Bến Thành station Opera House station |
| Coordinates | 10°46′29″N 106°42′05″E / 10.774851°N 106.701527°E |
| Northeast end | Lam Sơn Square, Đồng Khởi Street |
| Major junctions | Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard Pasteur Street Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Street Nguyễn Trung Trực Street |
| Southwest end | Quách Thị Trang Square |
Lê Lợi Boulevard (Vietnamese: Đường Lê Lợi, Đại lộ Lê Lợi) is a boulevard in District 1, downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1] The boulevard stretches from Đồng Khởi Street, right across from Lam Sơn Square (in front of the Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City) to the Quách Thị Trang Square (in front of the Bến Thành Market) and directly connects to Trần Hưng Đạo Boulevard to go to Chợ Lớn.[2]
The Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 1 runs underneath the boulevard across the Bến Thành station and Opera House station.[3]
History
The history of the boulevard dates back to the 1860s, following the French takeover of Saigon. They ordered the digging of a 800-metre canal with two drainages, the Saigon River (near the Marine barracks) and the arroyo Chinois. One of its main goals was to drain the lower part of Saigon, which was then a pestilential swamp. This waterway was crossed perpendicularly by the "Grand Canal", which later became the Charner Boulevard.[4]
The canal was eventually filled in to create an artery known as "rue n° 13", later changed to boulevard Bonard. The exact time when the canal was filled in is unknown, but it was estimated to be between 1870 and 1880. Initially, the Bonard Boulevard ended at Mac Mahon Street (present-day Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Street), and it was not until 1914 that the boulevard was extended to the Central Market.[4]
In 1955, the boulevard was renamed Lê Lợi Boulevard by the government of South Vietnamafter the King Lê Lợi of the Later Lê Dynasty and the Place Augustin Foray where the northeast end of boulevard also renamed as Lam Sơn Square to tribute his leadership in the Lam Sơn uprising.[5][6]
Notable buildings
| Address | Name | Image | Cross-street | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lê Lợi Blvd | Saigon Union Square | 171 Đồng Khởi – 53 Lê Thánh Tôn – 116 Nguyễn Huệ | Mandarin Oriental, Saigon will be opened here. Originally called as Vincom Center A. It was the place of Passage Eden. | |
| 4–6 Lê Lợi Blvd | Rex Hotel |
|
141 Nguyễn Huệ Blvd – Lê Thánh Tôn Street | |
| 8 Lê Lợi Blvd | Eximbank Lê Lợi Transaction Office | |||
| 26 Lê Lợi Blvd | Apartment building (no name) | 128A–130 Pasteur Street | Bạch Đằng Ice Cream and An Phước – Pierre Cardin | |
| 28–28A Lê Lợi Blvd | No name commercial building | Next to Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint Hotel, Gloria Jean's Coffees was rent here but moved out currently | ||
| 40–54 Lê Lợi Blvd | Row of shophouses | |||
| 60–62 Lê Lợi Blvd | FAHASA Saigon Bookstore | |||
| 66 Lê Lợi Blvd | El Gaucho Steakhouse | Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Street | ||
| Lê Lợi Blvd | Saigon Jewelry Centre (SJC) Tower |
|
101 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa – Nguyễn Trung Trực – Lê Thánh Tôn | Empty lot. Previosly was the place of International Trade Center before October 2002 |
| 68–70 Lê Lợi Blvd | Apartment building | Nguyễn Trung Trực Street | Shamoji Robata Yaki, Yen Sushi & Sake Pub are renting here, previously was rented by Bến Thành Jewelry and Bến Thành Tourist | |
| 88 Lê Lợi Blvd | Apartment building | |||
| 108–110 Lê Lợi Blvd | Apartment building | |||
| 120–122 Lê Lợi Blvd | Row of shophouses | Phan Bội Châu Stret | ||
| 11–15 Lê Lợi Blvd | Opera View Building – Artex Saigon | 161 Đồng Khởi Street | ||
| 23 Lê Lợi Blvd | Saigontourist Headquarters Building | 102 Nguyễn Huệ Blvd | ||
| 33–35 Lê Lợi Blvd | Saigon Tax Trade Centre |
|
135 Nguyễn Huệ Blvd | Demolished and waiting for rebuilt |
| 65–67 Lê Lợi Blvd | Saigon Centre |
|
92–94 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa – 57 Pasteur – Huỳnh Thúc Kháng | |
| 119–121 Lê Lợi Blvd | Saigon Square Mall by Hoàng Thành | 77–89 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Street | F.Studio of FPT and A Square Coffee are renting the Lê Lợi side of the mall | |
| 123 Lê Lợi Blvd | Capital Building | Previously was Kim Đô Office Building | ||
| 125 Lê Lợi Blvd | Saigon General Hospital |
|
Quách Thị Trang Square |
See also
References
- ^ Tran, Quynh (August 14, 2022). "Saigon street breathes after metro construction site cleared". VnExpress. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ "Map of Ho Chi Minh City". HCM CityWeb. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ Clark, James (August 12, 2020). "Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2020 construction update". Future Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Baudrit, André (1943). Guide historique des rues de Saigon. Saigon: S.I.L.I. p. 116. Archived from the original on 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ Corfield, Justin (2014). Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City. Anthem Press. p. 356. Archived from the original on 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ Guillaume, Xavier; Guillaume, Marie-Christine (2004). La Terre du Dragon – Tome I. Paris: Publibook. p. 59. Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
External links
- Media related to Le Loi Boulevard, Ho Chi Minh City at Wikimedia Commons