Nguyễn Huệ Street (

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: ''Đường Nguyễn Huệ'') is a

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, downtown

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. Being one of Saigon's oldest thoroughfares, the boulevard had undergone several transformations; it is currently a famous pedestrian street in the city.

Location

The boulevard stretches from Lê Thánh Tôn Street, right across from

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, to Tôn Đức Thắng Street.

History

Cochinchine - Saigon - Boulevard Charner

The boulevard was originally a

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linked to

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, then known as ''Kinh Lớn'' (Grand Canal). In

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during the

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, due to being heavily polluted, the canal was completely filled in and transformed into a boulevard named Boulevard Charner. In 1955, it was renamed Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard.

Nguyen Hue pedestrian street

In 2014, the government of Ho Chi Minh City decided to convert the entire boulevard into a pedestrian street. The project was completed in April 2015.

Location

History

Nguyen Hue pedestrian street

References

See also