Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Bell Towers - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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N 10° 46.770 E 106° 41.958
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The Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet).
Waymark Code: WME23Z
Location: Vietnam
Date Posted: 03/24/2012
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Established by French colonists, the Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880.
The bell towers measure 57.6 m high and contain six bronze bells (four in the right bell tower and two in the left one) with a total weight of 28.85 metric tonnes.
The crosses were installed on the top of each tower. They measure an impressive 3.5 m high, 2 m wide, and 600 kg in weight.
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