[Photos] Stunning Drone Views of Da Nang’s New 'French Village'

In the hills above Da Nang stands a “French Village” that looks like something straight out of Versailles. 

The project, located on Ba Na Mountain 46km southwest of Da Nang, stands on the site of a former French resort town that was built in 1901 for military officials and high-ranking civil servants. However, its 200 villas, opera house and market were destroyed during the 1945 August Revolution, leaving only paths, moss-covered walls and remnants of fireplaces behind.

On the ruins of this French colonial outpost now stands a US$70 million, six-hectare development that opened this month and includes not only a replica of a quaint French town, but also a hotel, a shopping mall, restaurants, an indoor theme park, 3D cinema, roller coaster, Ferris wheel, climbing walls and bowling alley.

As seen in these aerial photos, there is also a pagoda complex just behind the French Village that makes for something of an awkward juxtaposition.

Oh, and it's also home to the highest cable car in the world.

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