Binh Tay Market built in 1928 by Chinese businessman Guo Dam (Thong Hiep). He built the market and gave it to the city at that time. He only asked to build a few more blocks around the floor and placed statues in the market when he lost.
The market is built according to modern Western techniques at the same time, but the style of architecture in East Asia
The market with many layers of roofs, roofed with tiles create unique architecture, unique in Vietnam market. This also created the airy space for the most crowded market in Saigon today and today.
Binh Tay Market is about 2.5 hectares, has a floor (built in 1992), is the most special market of Saigon when the courtyard sky is widely planted trees in the middle of the market. This is also the place where worshipers built the market – Mr. Guan Dam.
Binh Tay Market was built in 1928 by Mr. Guo Dam from ChinaQuach Dam church built in the center of the market has also been downgradedBinh Tay Market was built by Guo Dam and completely donated to the government at that time. He just set up a few streets around the market. The traces of the streets are not muchAt the main gate of the market is decorated clock on the four sides of the French architectural directionCurrently, the tile roof of the market still retains the inherent beauty of the market since its establishmentIn 1992, People’s Committee of District 6 has renovated to build another floor in the market, making the market is not as tall as the old but expanded to 748 stalls
Unique roof architecture of Binh Tay MarketDragon decoration on the roof of the marketThe pattern, decoration on the roof of the marketA ceramic dragon picture is decorated at the gate of the marketStatue of Guo Dam in the center of the marketAround the shrine of Guo Dam, there are four dragons and four unicornAfter 88 years of existence with two repatriations in 1992 and 2006 Binh Tay market has seriously deterioratedTemporary stands are located opposite Binh Tay Market on Thap Muoi StreetBinh Tay market viewed from high above from Cao Van Lau street in District 1There are more than 2,300 stalls in the Binh Tay Market, including 1446 stalls in market cages and 912 stalls around marketplaces in Le Tan Ke Street, Phan Van Tho Street and Tran Binh StreetFrom October 27 to November 15, all small traders will have to move out of Binh Tay Market to the makeshift bazaar or seek their own place of business
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