Interior of Cho Quan Church

Cho Quan Church

Ho Chi Minh City


Originally built by the French and destroyed three times, this 19th-century house of worship is one of the city's largest churches, with good views from the belfry (a steep climb). The church is on the eastern fringe of District 5, between ÐL Tran Hung Dao and Ð Nguyen Trai.


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