Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

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Roman Catholic cathedral basilica church building landmark

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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica	2
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saïgon	1
Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon	1
Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica	1

Statements (50)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ