An Early View of a Barely Developed Saigon in the 1860s
A collection of photographs taken by Émile Gsell in the 1860s offers a rare glimpse into a largely undeveloped Saigon. The images depict a city vastly different from its modern iteration, with only the core of what is now District 1 showing significant development.
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