Description

The Citadel of Saigon also known as the Citadel of Gia Định was a late 18th-century fortress that stood in Saigon, Vietnam from its construction in 1790 until its destruction in February 1859. The citadel was involved in two wars prior to its destruction, first when it was captured by Lê Văn Khôi in 1833 and used in a revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng, then recaptured in 1835. In 1859, it was captured following a French naval bombardment and then destroyed, as part of the colonization of southern Vietnam which became the French colony of Cochinchina.