From 1884 to 1945, Vietnam was a colony of France, so the influence of French politics, education and culture in Vietnam was very wide, in many fields, especially in architecture. The French have built a lot of works in Vietnam and thereby left their great imprint on Vietnamese culture. Imprints of French culture to architecture are found throughout Vietnam such as in Hanoi, Sai Gon, Hue, Vinh, Hai Phong, Da Nang and Can Tho. In 1954, France left Vietnam, but the architectural values ​​of France in Vietnam are still preserved and become a feature in the East-West cultural interference in Vietnam.

Can Tho city is the center of the Mekong Delta (South Vietnam), in the past, France built Can Tho as one of the cultural and political centers in the South of Vietnam. Therefore, French culture has a great influence on the architecture of Can Tho city, especially in public works, houses, offices, schools. Today, Can Tho city has a very good economic development in Vietnam, more and more works are built, but the French architecture is still preserved and honored as a cultural feature of this city.

This article studies the influence of French culture on architecture in Can Tho city, discusses the contents of French culture and architecture in Can Tho city through the method of actual survey, collecting documents. and evaluation. From there, some ideas about urban construction associated with historical and cultural values ​​are suggested on the basis of inheriting French cultural values ​​in architecture in Can Tho city, Vietnam.