travel asia vietnam ho chi minh city central post office
ARCHITECT: ALFRED FOULHOUX (1886-1891)
The Central Post Office in Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, was constructed when Vietnam was part of French Indochina and is currently a tourist attraction.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S PAGE ON THE SAIGON CENTRAL POST OFFICE
TRAVEL: 2020
This location has earned an over-all three star (good) rating from
Travel Fanatics Unlimited
***1/2
unless noted otherwise all images copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc
Exterior, Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2020.
Facade, Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2020.
Detail of front entry, Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2020.
Interior, looking toward the back, Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2020.
Interior, looking toward the front door, Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2020.
Detail of ceiling, Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2020.
Detail of ceiling, Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2020.
School children pose with tourists, Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2020.
Like most everything else we saw in Vietnam, they have found a way to make money from tourism.
This was one of the less intrusive enterprises.
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page last revised january 2020