Union Square Saigon, also known as Union Square Vietnam or simply Union Square (stylized as UNIONSQUARE) is a building of luxury shopping centre featuring boutiques of several high-end brands in fashion, jewelry or interior design, with hotel located in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which opened to the public on 10 October 2012.
The Eden Center before being demolished, looks toward the Paris Commune SquareLast days of Eden Center before demolition
Passage Eden
In the past, this was the place of Eden Center (Thương xá Eden), also known as Passage Eden (Hành lang Eden), the building then was a mixed-used one with apartment for the half upper floors and the rest are for retail and movie theater named Eden, the theater name was generally taken to called the whole building.
In December 1998, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued Decision No. 6780 approving the adjustment of the general planning of District 1, according to which the Eden quadrangle (limited to 4 routes Đồng Khởi – Lê Thánh Tôn – Nguyễn Huệ – Lê Lợi, Bến Nghé ward, District 1) is included in the planning of the Administrative - Commercial Center. At the same time, according to the 5-year land use plan (2006-2010) in District 1 (approved by the City People's Committee in Decision 3291 in July 2008), the project "Expansion of Eden Commercial Center at 108 Nguyễn Huệ with an area of nearly 0.9 hectares with an implementation plan from 2006-2010" was determined. According to the Compensation and Site Clearance Board of District 1, it is expected that the handover of the site will be basically completed before April 30, 2010 with a total of 1,493 billion VND used for relocation and site clearance. However, the site clearance was not done until December 2010.
Union Square Saigon looks toward the Paris Commune Square
Vincom Center A
The construction was started in early 2011, the project was then renamed to Vincom Center A by Vincom (now is Vingroup) and opened in October 2012, it was a part of Vincom Center Complex in Ho Chi Minh City along with Vincom Center B (which is now Vincom Center Đồng Khởi), the whole project was one of their first properties in this city. Both have distinguished functions, the Vincom Center A, a building with New Classical architecture, is for luxury shopping mall, convention center and a Vinpearl hotel (Vinpearl Luxury Saigon Hotel was planned to open here), while the Vincom Center B with modern architecture is for office tenants, apartment and more affordable shopping mall with game arcade.
Union Square and Mandarin Oriental, Saigon Hotel
Five months after opening in 2013, Phạm Nhật Vượng, the CEO of Vingroup, decided to sell Vincom Center A for VIPD Group, a business that related to Trương Mỹ Lan, the building then was renamed into Union Square and kept it until now. The Vinpearl Luxury Saigon Hotel was also replaced by the Mandarin Oriental, Saigon Hotel, it was announced in May 2018 that it was expected to inaugurate in 2019 (or 2020); however, the hotel still not completed to open.
Features
Café U, a coffee shop in Lower Level 2 (LL2) of Union Square Saigon surrounds the Exit 4
Exit 4 direct sign, leads to the mall, at the ticket vending machine area
The Union Square is directly connected to Opera House station underground by the Exit 4 from the station lead to the basement of the building, at the F&B area, it was opened in 2025.
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