Achille-Antoine Hermitte
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Achille Antoine Hermitte was a French architect who is known for designing the Hong Kong City Hall and the Palais du Gouverneur, Saigon. His life is not well-documented and there is uncertainty about
The Governor's Palace in Saigon, 1873
City Hall, Hong Kong (1868)
Old City Hall, Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour in the rear
Gustave Ohier
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Marie Gustave Hector Ohier was a French admiral who was Acting Governor of Cochinchina from 1868 to 1869.
Achille-Antoine Hermitte
…Admiral Pierre-Paul de La Grandière, later made Hermitte head of his architectural department, as recommended by admirals Pierre-Gustave Roze and Gustave Ohier, who had met him in Hong Kong. Hermitte's priority was to design a new Governor's Mansion since the existing wooden building was in disrepair. La…
Gustave Ohier