French-era landmarks in the heart of Hai Phong

via Vietnam Express, 11 September 2022: A photo story on the colonial architecture of Hai Phong.

Hai Phong was founded in 1887 as a major seaport city of Vietnam.

In 1888, the president of the French Third Republic, Sadi Carnot, promulgated a decree to establish Hai Phong and began constructing a series of major buildings on a seven-hectare area from Lac Long Bridge to Tran Hung Dao Street as known today.

In the photo stands the former headquarters of Hai Phong’s People Committee, one of the first French-influenced buildings in the northern port city.

Source: French-era landmarks in the heart of Hai Phong – VnExpress International