10 outstanding buildings of Vietnam in pictures

The Vietnam National Conference Center at 57 Pham Hung is the largest construction complex in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Construction began in November 2004 and the work was completed after 22 months on a total area of 64,000 m2, at a cost of VND4.3 trillion. It was designed by Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The first event held here was the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in December 2006. It has become a venue for important political, cultural, scientific events of the country.
This is a 5 storey block with the main meeting room with 3,800 seats in the 2nd floor, a ground and an underground parking lot which can accommodate nearly 1,100 cars.

My Dinh National Stadium is a multi-use stadium built in Tu Liem District, Hanoi. It has a capacity of 40,192 seats and is the centerpiece of Vietnam's National Sports Complex. It was officially opened in September 2003 and was the main venue for the Southeast Asian Games later that year.
The stadium is home to the Vietnam national football team, and hosts its home international friendly matches.
It is the second biggest in the country after the 50,000-seat Can Tho Stadium and was built at a cost of US$53 million. Arched roofs cover the grandstands on the east and west sides of the arena, providing shelter for half of the seats.

Located in District 1, HCM City, Bitexco Financial Tower covers nearly 6,100 square meters and required an investment of US$400 million. On the tower’s 50th floor, there is a helicopter pad. The tower began operation on October 31, 2010 as the tallest building in Vietnam at that time and now ranks third after the Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower and Lotte Hanoi Center. It was ranked by the US Committee for High-rise Buildings as one of the world’s greatest skyscrapers.
The tower is 262 meters high and comprises 68 floors.
37,000 square meters of the tower are dedicated to office space and 11,000 square meters for shopping areas, recreation and services. The observation deck “Saigon Skydeck” on the 49th floor offers visitors a 360-degree view of Ho Chi Minh City.

Binh Duong Administrative Center is located right in the center of the Binh Duong New City of the southern province of Binh Duong. It covers 1,000 hectares, as part of the 4,196ha industrial-service - urban area complex. This is the political - economic - cultural center of the entire province and the nucleus of a modern Binh Duong City.
The building consists of two towers A and B and it is the home to nearly 60 party and government agencies of Binh Duong. The building has 23 floors, 104 meters high with a total investment of VND1.4 trillion (about US$700 million), with helipads, a 2-story car park which can accommodate more than 2,000 cars and 640 motorcycles, the total area floor of 104,000 m2. Right next to the center is the Convention Center which can accommodate 800 people.