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A city block, residential block, urban block, or simply block is a central element of urban planning and urban design. In a city with a grid system, the block is the smallest group of buildings that is surrounded by streets. City blocks are the space for buildings within the street pattern of a city, and form the basic unit of a city's urban ...
In 1966, during Vietnam War, the building was expanded by adding 3 four-story blocks at the rear of the original building. They now house the offices of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and Home Affairs Department. After the Vietnam War, the building was further expanded and renovated. In 1990, a two-story building is built on the rear left ...
Building block or building blocks may refer to: Toy blocks; Building blocks (toy) Concrete masonry unit; Building block (chemistry) Components that are part of a larger system; Building block model, a form of public utility regulation that is common in Australia
The building consists of five stories and two underground floors containing 540 rooms, with a total height of 39 metres (128 ft) and floor area of 63,240 square metres (680,700 sq ft). [47] The building has two main blocks: the meeting room in the middle of the circle and the block surrounding the square.
The Lego system is the most widely used clamp building block system in the world. Building blocks (also construction blocks) are modular construction parts, usually made of plastic, which can be assembled in a form-fit manner. The basic components are usually cuboid-shaped, cylindrically studded at the top in a grid pattern, hollow-bodied at ...
Map showing the location of District 2 within metropolitan Ho Chi Minh City. District 2 is a former urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 140,621 and a total area of 50 km². [1]
Map showing the official extent of the Old Quarter. The official extent of the Hanoi Old Quarter has been fixed by a 1995 decision from the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction: [1] in the north it is limited by Hàng Đậu street, in the west by Phùng Hưng street, in the south by Hàng Bông street, Hàng Gai street, Cầu Gỗ street, and Hàng Thùng street, and in the east by Trần ...
Cities in Vietnam are identified by the government as settlements with considerable area and population that play important roles vis-a-vis politics, economy and culture. Status of cities falls into four categories: special, first class ( I ), second class ( II ), and third class ( III ).