A Journey Through Time & Taste
Beneath the historic Banyan Tree, the construction of Cercle Sportif de Huế began in 1935. Designed to serve as both a sports center and a social club for French colonial officials and the elite of Huế during the French Colonial era.
The center was home to the city’s first tennis court and swimming pool, both of which remained in use until the late 1980s.
Co-designed by renowned French architect Jacques Alphée Lagisquet and Vietnamese architect Hồ Đắc Cáo, Le Cercle Sportif remains a lasting example of the Streamline Moderne style of Art Deco in the ancient capital.
- 1935 – 1954 (during French colonial time): Cercle Sportif de Hué: The venue served as a sports and social club for French colonial officials and the elite of Huế.
- 1960s – 1975 (during American war in Vietnam): Hue Sports Club: The venue was a sport center for high ranking army officers. In the Tet offensive (1968) the venue was a first aid station, and then after it was occupied by the USMC.
- 1975 – 2000: Hue Sports Center – manage by Provincial Sport Department & Vietnam Fatherland Front of Thua Thien Hue. During this period, the venue was a sport center and a meeting venue of Vietnam Fatherland Front of Thua Thien Hue; it is also occasionally rented out for wedding and is considered one of the very first wedding hall in the city
- 2001 – 2019: Festival Restaurant – operate by Huong Giang Tourist JSC. The venue was handed over to HGT JSC and was converted into a restaurant with a wedding hall, an open air restaurant on the rooftop and some other private function rooms.
- 2020 – 2022: The venue underwent an extensive renovation and refurbishment for the opening of Le Cercle Sportif
- 12th April 2023 – The Grand Opening of Le Cercle Sportif – The flagship-dining concept of Hue, offering a destination of design aesthetic, social entertainment and community engagement.
