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Central Post Office


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 57 attractions in Ho Chi Minh City
Traveler Description: This post office also houses a useful office center with phones and fax lines.
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Attraction type: Government building, Architectural building
Address: At the top of Dong Khoi St opposite Notre Dame Cathedral Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam

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4 of 5 stars
Travel_bugle   46 contributions
London
Sep 7, 2009

This is a lovely, attractive building and very impressive, both inside and outside, so well worth a visit if you are in Saigon. more

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4 of 5 stars
globeseeker007   974 contributions
globeseeker007
Jan 27, 2009

This building is located just across the street from Notre Dame Cathedral. It is a beautiful structure both inside and out. Whoever would think that a post office could be this beautiful. It's just another tribute to French architecture. It was built during the French colonial period and is probably close to a century old. Inside is plenty of room... more

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5 of 5 stars
Martinitraveller   193 contributions
Geneva, Switzerland
Jan 18, 2009

Being just across the street from Notre Dame Cathedral, I can't be more in favour of going there and admire another magnificent example of french architecture in Vietnam. Having said that, be aware that the Post Office was built from 1886 to 1891 by by Gustave Eiffel. The architecture style is clearly barroque and french colonial. Enter the post office... more

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4 of 5 stars
Leneal   49 contributions
Washington, D.C.
Aug 7, 2007
1/2 found this review helpful

Okay, it's only a post office, but inside, this is an architecturally attractive building. It has a couple of mural maps of the region (showing former borders) and an open seating area that is very inviting for purchasing and scribbling out postcards. My two teenagers found it a welcome repose to the heat and bustle of the downtown. It's not... more

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5 of 5 stars
タマコ   35 contributions
バンコク
Nov 22, 2009

19世紀末のフランス統治時代に建てられた中央郵便局です。 中に入ると、ドーム型の屋根、レトロな窓口、床のタイルの模様な... more

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3 of 5 stars
abiviet   53 contributions
Tokyo, Japan
Nov 20, 2009

サイゴン大教会とセットで一気に観光ができる場所です。 常に観光客が沢山います。 フランス時代に建てられた建物というこ... more

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4 of 5 stars
Hanako875   9 contributions
神奈川
Sep 30, 2009

フランス統治時代に建てられた建物とのことです。素敵な建物でした。中にはいっても面白いです。夜になるとライトアップされて綺... more

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3 of 5 stars
maricobabylon   259 contributions
神奈川
Aug 31, 2009

駅みたいに広い。 お土産を売っているスペースもあります。 誰かの肖像画がドーンと飾ってある。ホーチミンさんかな? more

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3 of 5 stars
はし   29 contributions
東京
Jul 27, 2009

床やら天井やら壁やら、細かく見ていくと案外時間がかかります。 ちょっとしたお土産コーナーもまたおもしろいです。 ... more

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4 of 5 stars
decodeco   77 contributions
東京
Feb 2, 2009

外装もともかく、内装も優雅で一見の価値ありです。 床のタイルもきれいで、アーチ型の天井も立派。しかも涼しいのでちょ... more

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At the top of Dong Khoi St opposite Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam