Established by French colonists, the cathedral was
constructed between 1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of
58 meters (190 feet).
All building materials were imported from France. The outside
wall of the cathedral was built with bricks from Marseille ( second largest city
in France, after Paris). Although the
contractor did not use coated concrete, these bricks have retained their bright
red color until today.
This cathedral is old architecture - an opposite
image with high and modern buildings in this time. Visitors and Vietnamese people like
visiting here and taking beautiful pictures.
Ancient beauty of Notre Dame Cathedral