Lê Duẩn Boulevard () is a boulevard in District 1, downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The boulevard stretches from Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Street, right across from the Independence Palace, across the April 30 Park, to Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm Street, right across from the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
The offices of the United States Consulate General, British Consulate General, France Consulate General, Netherlands Consulate General and German Consulate General are located on this boulevard.
History
Lê Duẩn Boulevard, initially named boulevard Norodom, named after King Norodom of Cambodia, is one of Saigon's first five boulevards that were built by the French. According to scholar Vuong Hong Sen, the boulevard was opened in 1872, following the completion of the Saigon Governor's Palace.
Initially, the boulevard was quite short, stretching only from the palace to rue Catinat. It was then extended in two stages: first as far as rue de Bangkok (present-day Mạc Đĩnh Chi Street) and then all the way to the Botanical and Zoological Gardens.
In 1955, following the departure of the French, boulevard Norodom was renamed Thống Nhứt Boulevard () by the South Vietnamese government of Ngô Đình Diệm.
In August 1975, after the Fall of Saigon, the boulevard was renamed April 30 Boulevard by the Provisional Revolutionary Government. In 1986, it was renamed again to Lê Duẩn Boulevard to commemorate Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary Lê Duẩn, who died earlier that year.
"Business Boulevard" The boulevard is also known as "The Business Boulevard" for being a prestigious diplomatic area where mostly nations from the G7 with some other nations have set their general consulates here, and a central business district where located some major administrative agencies with many complex buildings for offices, hotels and malls. Independent houses and street vendors are unseen here.
+List of buildings on odd row Address Buildings nameImagePrimary tenants and notes1–3–5 Lê Duẩn BoulevardPetroVietnam TowerMaserati, Petrovietnam, Tokyo Gas (Rep. Office), MBV (Modern Bank of Vietnam) of MB7–11–13 Lê Duẩn BoulevardGovernment Office in Ho Chi Minh City15 Lê Duẩn BoulevardPetrolimex SaigonPetrolimex17A Lê Duẩn BoulevardNational Archives Center No.217–19–21 Lê Duẩn BoulevardCentral Plaza BuildingSofitel Saigon Plaza Hotel, United Overseas Bank23 Lê Duẩn BoulevardTechcombank Saigon / Masan TowerTechcombank, Masan Group. It was the place of Lottery Company of Ho Chi Minh City before 2017, now it is moved to the Lottery Tower in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City25 Lê Duẩn BoulevardBritish Consulate General, Ho Chi Minh CityBritish Chambers of Commerce in Vietnam27–29 Lê Duẩn BoulevardSaigon TowerJ.P. Morgan & Co., OCBC Bank, PwC, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International, Tokyu Development of Tokyu Corporation, 31 Lê Duẩn BoulevardFriendship TowerABB, Autodesk, Bank SinoPac, Netherlands Consulate General, Ho Chi Minh City 33 Lê Duẩn BoulevardDeutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh CityAvison Young, CapitaLand, Germany Consulate General, Ho Chi Minh City35–37–39 Lê Duẩn BoulevardmPlaza Saigon ComplexJW Marriott Hotels & Suites Saigon, Shinhan Bank, Siam Commercial Bank, Woori Bank, Kookmin Bank, CTBC Bank, Shell plc, Starlux Airlines, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, GS2541–43 Lê Duẩn BoulevardT41 Station – Government Cipher Committee Office45–47 Lê Duẩn BoulevardPeople’s Council – People’s Committee of District 1 (now the ward of Saigon) +List of buildings on even row Address Buildings nameImagePrimary tenants and notes2 Lê Duẩn BoulevardMuseum of Ho Chi Minh StrategyOcean Palace Chinese Restaurant, Hoàng Long Convention and Wedding Center10–12 Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street (Cross with Lê Duẩn)Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Main CampusBlock K in the campus was part of the Cộng Hòa Barracks2A Lê Duẩn BoulevardSchool of Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy UniversityIt was part of the Cộng Hòa Barracks and was rent by The Coffee House then Bụi Central Coffee2Ter Lê Duẩn BoulevardNational Archives Center No.22B Lê Duẩn BoulevardNo nameCurrently rent by Highlands Coffee and Yen Sushi & SakePub4 Lê Duẩn BoulevardGeneral Consulate of the United States, Ho Chi Minh City6 Lê Duẩn BoulevardGeneral Consulate of France, Ho Chi Minh City8–10–12 Lê Duẩn BoulevardLavenue Crown On hold. Currently an empty lot and temporarily used for parking.34 Lê Duẩn BoulevardDiamond PlazaLotte Subsidiaries, Lotte Department Store, CJ CGV, Korean Air, Nonghyup Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, KOTRA, Samsonite, FWD Group, The American Center Ho Chi Minh City Library References
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