Ho Chi Minh City Post Office is a unique architecture located in a beautiful urban space, a must-see destination for tourists.
The Ho Chi Minh City Post Office, also known as the Central Post Office, is an ancient architectural work built by the French in 1886-1891, located at the Paris Commune Commune Square, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Minh. During more than a century of existence and through many regimes, the work still retains its function as a post office. Located next to Notre Dame Cathedral, the Post Office is a beautiful architecture, in harmony with the urban landscape and an attractive tourist destination for tourists coming to Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City Post Office has contemporary Western Beaux Arts architectural style combined with oriental decorations, designed by architect Villedieu and his assistant Foulhoux. The building has a sophisticatedly decorated facade with delicate details. Above the main gate facing the square, there is a round clock and records the year of construction: 1886-1891.
Outside, the front of the building is decorated in rectangular boxes, on which the inventors of the telegraph and electricity industries are registered. Above and below the registration box is covered with delicate flower and leaf relief.
The main hall interior space of the building is impressive with rolling arches and roof light windows. This is the place where customers deal with postal service counters; Currently, this is also a place to sell souvenirs for tourism.
In the middle of this space, there are rows of tables for people to sit and write letters.
The architectural features inside the building are extremely delicate with rolled arches and steel columns.
The main entrance to the lobby and the foyer system are made of iron with sophisticated floral decorations.
Even the roof drainage pipes are also sculpted aesthetically.
The two sides of the wall in the hall have two antique maps. The first plate is titled: Saigon et ses environs, 1892 (Saigon and surrounding areas, 1892).
The second plate is titled: Lignes télégraphiques du Sud Vietnam et du Cambodge, 1936 (Vietnam and Cambodia telegraph line, 1936).
The floor is tiled with cement tiles with many rich motifs.
The post office still maintains public telephone cabins – a hallmark of a time. Currently, a number of cabins are converted into rooms for ATMs.
Now few people come to post offices to send mail and mobile phones are dominant, but the Ho Chi Minh City Post Office is always crowded with tourists to visit and buy souvenirs.
The souvenir counter is located in the front hallway. This place is very crowded, especially foreign visitors.
They are very interested in souvenirs bearing Vietnamese cultural identity.
With beautiful space and architecture, the City Post Office is an attractive wedding photography spot for many couples.
Visitors here cannot forget to take souvenir photos in front of this wonderful architecture.
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