Đồng Khởi Street


Đồng Khởi Street, formerly known as Rue Catinat and Tự Do Street, is a street in Saigon ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The street stretches from Nguyễn Du Street, across from the Paris Commune Square, to Tôn Đức Thắng Boulevard and Bạch Đằng Quay, Saigon River waterfront.

History

The street was originally named after the French cruiser Catinat that participated in the mid-19th century attacks by France when that country was intent on seizing control of Viet Nam. The ship itself honored Nicolas Catinat, a 17th- and 18th-century Marshal of France; but application of name to prominent street was intended to remind strollers of the first step toward control of a vanquished nation by a colonial power before its present incarnation as Đồng Khởi visitors to Saigon will remember Tự Do Street, as it was called by the Vietnamese after the French departed.

Buildings

Đồng Khởi Street is the location of numerous famous buildings from colonial to modern period, some of notable buildings:
AddressNameImageCross-streetNotes and notable tenants
No.1 Đồng KhởiHotel Majestic Saigon
2–4–6 Nguyễn Huệ BoulevardBuilt in 1925, with a central courtyard and a roof bar name M Bar.
2–4–6 Đồng KhởiSeaprodex Building
Tôn Đức Thắng BoulevardPreviously the place of Café de la Rotonde
No.8 Đồng KhởiHotel Grand Saigon
15 Hồ Huấn Nghiệp Street – 16 Ngô Đức Kế Also known as Grand Hotel, Khách sạn Đồng Khởi; formerly known as Saigon Palace. Longines Flagship Boutique & Service Centre located here
57–69F Đồng KhởiSaigon Times Square
22–36 Nguyễn Huệ BlvdThe Reverie Saigon Hotel, The Hour Glass, Deloitte
58–60–62–64 Đồng KhởiSatra Building51–53–55–57–59 Mạc Thị BưởiLacoste. Also known as Satra Đồng Khởi
66-68-70 Đồng KhởiHương Sen Hotel
62 Mạc Thị BưởiOriginally the building of L'Impartial Press in 1920 then changed into Astor Hotel in 1970 and renamed as Hương Sen Hotel after 1975
80 Đồng KhởiTrung Nguyên Legend Café
88 Đồng KhởiSheraton Saigon Grand Opera Hotel
80 Đông DuSuntory PepsiCo Vietnam , PepsiCo, Gucci, Bang & Olufsen, Boss, Rolex,
93–95–97 Đồng KhởiViệt Nam House Restaurant
109–111–113 Đồng KhởiCatina Saigon Hotel
115–117–119–121–123 Đồng KhởiBông Sen Hotel Saigon
130 Đồng KhởiCaravelle Hotel
19–21–23 Lam Sơn SquareAir France, Vertu. It was named after the Sud Aviation Caravelle
No. 7 Lam Sơn SquareSaigon Opera House
Lê Lợi – Hai Bà Trưng
132–134 Đồng KhởiHotel Continental SaigonLam Sơn Square
135–149 Đồng Khởi2 Nguyễn ThiệpEximbank Authorized Bureau No.59B, Jacob & Co HCMC Boutique
151–159 Đồng Khởi151 Đồng Khởi Apartment
Art Arcade, An Fine Art Gallery, OKKIO Caffe – Tự Do
146–148–150 Đồng KhởiOriental Diamond Complex HotelPreviously was Asian Hotel
136–144 & 152–154 Đồng KhởiSaigontourist Plaza35Bis–45 Lê Thánh TônUniqlo, Muji, ABC-Mart. Formerly known as Parkson Saigontourist Plaza
161 Đồng KhởiOpera View Building by Artex Saigon
15 Lê Lợi BlvdLouis Vuitton, Franck Muller
171 Đồng KhởiUnion Square Saigon53 Lê Thánh Tôn Street – 6A Lê Lợi Boulevard – 116 Nguyễn Huệ BoulevardStarbucks, Bulgari, Dior, Fendi, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Saigon. Formerly was Passage Eden
156 Đồng KhởiChi Lăng Park & Vincom Center Đồng Khởi72 Lê Thánh Tôn & 45–45A Lý Tự TrọngEximbank, H&M, Uniqlo, CJ CGV, Haidilao, MLB, Sony
158 Đồng Khởi26 Lý Tự Trọng Apartment26 Lý Tự TrọngKatinat Saigon Kafe, The New Playground
164 Đồng KhởiHo Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports
Original place of Catinat Police Station
213 Đồng KhởiHo Chi Minh City Hall
86 Lê Thánh Tôn & 59–61 Lý Tự TrọngThe building on Đồng Khởi Street was the Cochinchina Governor's Private Secretary's Office and was demolished in 2014 to extend the current City Hall
227 Đồng KhởiHo Chi Minh City Environmental Protection Department
28 Lý Tự Trọng
235 Đồng KhởiThe Metropolitan Tower
HSBC Vietnam Headquarters, QBE Insurance, Vietcombank, Mead Johnson, Tetra Pak, Nike, Inc., Consulate General of Canada, Consulate General of New Zealand

Other places:
  • Palais Cafe, a bar, also renovated.