AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 COCKTAILS AND SKETCHES – NUMBER 14 – THE BASON SHIPYARD, HCMC, VIETNAM.
The shipyards founder was Nguyen Phuc Anh, after reoccupying Gia Dinh from the Tay Son rebellion 1790, he established the royal naval workshops in Ben Nghe (Saigon) to assemble a fleet of of modern warships. These ships were used to fight the rebels. After 1862 the shipyard was taken over by The French who stationed […]
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 COCKTAILS AND SKETCHES – NUMBER13 – SAIGON BEER BREWERY, HCMC, VIETNAM
By Richie Fawcett BUILDING Demolished in 2015, the Sabeco brewery building was built in the 1920’s as the warehouse of Brasseries et Glacieres de I’ndochine (BGI), a company which originated in the late 19th century as Victor Larue’s “Larue Freres Industriels-Glacieres-Brasseries and sold beer, ice and later soft drinks throughout Indochina. It became well known […]
Art World exclusive -The first combination of an original Pen and Ink sketch, combined with an LED back-lit frame to give the most beautiful 3D rendition of a Hilltop Italian Town with the glow of the lights in the houses and Church. July 2021 by Richie Fawcett.
MAKING OF 4.5M X 3M LED LIGHT PICTURE OF THE SAIGON SKYLINE 2021
The Artist – A short film by Alex Ling
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 COCKTAILS AND SKETCHES – NUMBER 12 – THE PEOPLES COMMITTEE COCKTAIL
By Richie Fawcett BUILDING The building was constructed between 1901 and 1908 and inaugurated in 1909 as the Saigon City Hall ( Hotel de Ville ). It was designed by Gardens, a famous French architect. This building is one of the largest and most beautiful French style buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, functioning both […]
STREETS, STREETS, STREETS. SAIGON’S ONCE BUSTLING STREETS HAVE NOW FALLEN SILENT…BUT THEY WILL BOUNCE BACK…A visual story describing the rise, fall, rise, fall and rise again of Saigon, aka modern day Ho Chi Minh City by Richie Fawcett
Once upon a time ago in Saigon, the streets were silent. All through the 80’s the streets, although not silent, were not brimming with the life we have witnessed here in the last decade, recovering from years of conflict the country eventually opened up in the early 1990’s and the economy started to improve, slowly. […]
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 COCKTAILS AND SKETCHES – NUMBER 11 – FRENCH CONSUL GENERAL RESIDENCE Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, HCMC, VIETNAM.
By Richie Fawcett BUILDING Located on the corner of Le Duan and Hai Ba Trung the residence of the French Consul general continues to be the home of the appointed French Consul General in Saigon. The extensive and peaceful grounds are beautifully kept featuring some of the oldest trees in the city. CREATION Representing the […]
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 COCKTAILS AND SKETCHES – NUMBER 10 – BEN THANH MARKET, HCMC, VIETNAM.
BUILDING Built in 1914 by the French, the market was initially called Les Halles Centrales before being re-named Ben Thanh Market in 1948. Standing at the intersection of Le Loi and Ham Nghi, the market was built on reclaimed marshland. Today the front entrance of Ben Thanh Market is a popular symbol of the city. […]
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 COCKTAILS AND SKETCHES – NUMBER 9 – HOA BINH MARKET, HCMC, VIETNAM.
BUILDING Known as the fish market since 1967, the market has had a colourful history and wasn’t always a market. Built a long time ago by the Chinese settlers of the 20th century, the four turrets each have a different symbol to protect the building from evil spirits. During the time of the Japanese occupation […]