Achille-Antoine Hermitte

Achille-Antoine Hermitte
The Governor's Palace in Saigon, 1873
Born(1840-06-24)24 June 1840
Paris, France
Diedc. 1870
Saigon, Cochinchina
NationalityFrench
OccupationArchitect
Known forPalais du Gouverneur, Saigon

Achille Antoine Hermitte (24th June 1840–c. 1870) was a French architect who is known for designing the Hong Kong City Hall and the Palais du Gouverneur, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). His life is not well-documented and there is uncertainty about the date and place of his death. His only surviving building is the small Chapel of the Tomb of St Francis Xavier on St. John's Island (Shangchuan Island), southwest of Canton (Guangzhou).