Catinat Street in front of the Saigon Opera House, with the Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral in the distance.

The one-kilometer street was home to the city’s first hotels, post office and commercial buildings and one of the most famous streets in Saigon-Gia Dinh (the former name of HCMC).

The photo is part of an exhibition at the Museum of Ho Chi Minh of photos taken by naval doctor Bozoky Dezso in the early 20th century City to mark the visit of Hungarian National Assembly Speaker Kover Laszlo.