Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

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Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon (Vietnamese: Vương cung thánh đường Chính tòa Đức Bà Sài Gòn or Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn; French: Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saïgon), officially the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Vietnamese: Vương cung thánh đường Chính tòa Đức Mẹ Vô nhiễm Nguyên tội; French: Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée Conception) is a cathedral located in the Saigon ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The cathedral, established by French administrators who originally named it the Church of Saigon (French: l'Église de Saïgon), was constructed between 1877 and 1880. The name Notre-Dame Cathedral has been used since 1959, when the statue of Our Lady of Peace was installed in its forecourt. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet).

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