page_title: Achille-Antoine Hermitte
hierarchical_section_title: Achille-Antoine Hermitte
caption_attribution_description: English: Postcard of Achille Hermitte’s Palace of the Government, Saigon
context_page_description: 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 date and place of his death. His only surviving building is the small Chapel of the Tomb of St Francis Xavier on Shangchuan Island, southwest of Guangzhou.
context_section_description: Achille-Antoine Hermitte (1840–c. 1870) 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 date and place of his death. His only surviving building is the small Chapel of the Tomb of St Francis Xavier on Shangchuan Island, southwest of Guangzhou.
caption: The Governor's Palace in Saigon, 1873
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