The Saigon Central Post Office (Bưu
điện thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is located in District 1 of Saigon (now Ho
Chi Minh City) directly across the road from Saigon’s Notre dame
cathedral and within walking distance from other recommended District 1
attractions such as Ben Thanh Market, Reunification Place and the War
Remnants Museum
Saigon Central Post Office was designed and constructed by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel
(yes of Eiffel tower and Statue of Liberty fame) construction of this
great Gothic architectural styled building began in 1886 and was
completed in 1891
Entering
the Post office you are faced with a large portrait of Ho Chi Minh and
along the side wall there are there are old French colonial maps the
first of which titled ‘Lignes telegraphiques du Sud Vietnam et Cambodge 1936′ translating to ‘Telegraphic lines of Southern Vietnam and Cambodia 1892. And the second is titled ‘Saigon et ses environs 1892′ Translating to ‘Sai Gon and its environment 1892′
If
you are interested in sending a postcard the centre counter has plenty
of postcard packs at fairly good prices, after you have purchased and
filled in just head to one of the first few maned counters on the left
side of the building to purchase a postage stamp.
Getting to Saigon Central Post Office
Saigon Central Post Office is located at 2 Công xã Paris, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and is walking distance from all district 1 hotels, also if you don’t fell like the walk hop onto any of the following buses leaving from Ben Thanh Bus Interchange. All of these buses will take you past the door of the Saigon Central Post Office as well as Notre-Dame Cathedral 3,18,19,26,42,50,52
Saigon Central Post Office is open from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm every day and entry is free
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