Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

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Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, renowned for its neo-Romanesque architecture and status as a major city landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
basilica
church building
landmark
alsoKnownAs Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
surface form: Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
surface form: Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica
architect Jules Bourard
architecturalStyle Neo-Romanesque architecture
Romanesque Revival architecture
builtBy French colonial authorities
city Saigon
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City
completionDate 1880
consecrationYear 1880
constructionStartDate 1877
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
dedicatedTo Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
facing Paris Commune Square
function place of worship
tourist attraction
hasFeature clock between bell towers
large central nave
red-brick façade
rose windows
stained glass windows
statue of the Virgin Mary in front of the cathedral
twin bell towers
height about 58 meters
heritage French colonial architecture in Vietnam
inaugurationDate 1880
isMajorLandmarkOf Saigon
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City
locatedIn District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon
materialUsed granite
marble
red brick
near Saigon Central Post Office
notableFor neo-Romanesque architecture
prominent city landmark status
numberOfBellTowers 2
originalName Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saïgon
province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City
region Southeast region of Vietnam
surface form: Southern Vietnam
religion Christianity
rite Latin Rite
status cathedral church
minor basilica
touristAttraction yes
yearDesignatedBasilica 1962

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Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon alsoKnownAs Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
this entity surface form: Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon alsoKnownAs Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
this entity surface form: Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon
District 1 contains Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
this entity surface form: Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica
Saigon Central Post Office locatedNear Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
Ben Thanh Market near Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
this entity surface form: Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon originalName Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saïgon
Saigon touristAttraction Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon