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Modernist Building Eden, Saigon

Constructed in 1947, the building Eden had a curved corner all along its six-story façade. It was right in the golden center, beside the former City Hall, the Hotel Continental and the Opera House. The building hid the famous colonial-era cinema, the Eden Cinema.

In the 50s, it became the media center during the Vietnam War and its cafe Givral was the meeting point of writers like Graham Green, journalists and spies, Therefore it is perceived as an iconic Saigonese building because of this historical period.

Erased in 2009, it has been replaced by the luxury Union Square neo art-deco building.
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