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Turtle Lake (Ho Chi Minh City)

Turtle Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Con Rùa) is a lake surrounded by a traffic roundabout in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1][2][3] Located at the intersection of Pham Ngoc Thach, Tran Cao Van and Vo Van Tan streets, the lake is adorned with a modernist monument designed by architect Nguyễn Kỳ, and unveiled in 1969.[4] Prior to this, a 1878-built French water tower existed, which was replaced by a small lake and monument in 1921.[5][6] The area is popular for street food vendors, and in 2023 was developed into a pedestrian area.[7][8][9][10]

Turtle Lake
Hồ Con Rùa

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  1. ^ VnExpress. "Area around HCMC's iconic Turtle Lake becomes weekend pedestrian mall - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. ^ "From Vauban Citadel to Modernist Icon: The History of Turtle Lake | Saigoneer". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. ^ VnExpress. "Hồ Con Rùa và giai thoại 'trấn yểm long mạch' ở Sài Gòn". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  4. ^ Khanh, N. P. D. (2013-05-28). "Why is Turtle Lake roundabout called that?". Oi. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  5. ^ VnExpress. "Back to the future: Saigon's landmarks a century ago - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  6. ^ thanhnien.vn (2022-04-26). "Hồ Con Rùa được đầu tư 50 tỉ 'khoác áo mới': Mất con rùa nhưng ai cũng muốn ghé đến". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  7. ^ "[Images] Here's What Hồ Con Rùa Might Look Like as a Pedestrian Area | Saigoneer". www.saigoneer.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  8. ^ "Turtle Lake needs to be preserved". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  9. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2020-11-30). "Ngắm khu vực hồ Con Rùa dự kiến cải tạo thành phố đi bộ". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  10. ^ VnExpress. "HCMC's Turtle Lake to be paved with granite - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2024-05-08.


 

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