HCMC - Two newly crafted gold-plated crosses were this morning hoisted and secured atop the twin bell towers of HCMC’s iconic Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral that is under restoration.
Two golden crosses ascend Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral's bell towers
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