Saigon Post Office

Ho Chi Minh city in the eyes of any tourists is a modern and busy city. But there is also a Ho Chi Minh city that attracts visitors by nostalgic destinations with unique architecture. Saigon Post Office is such a destination on Free City Tour in Saigon.

About Saigon Post Office

It is one of the most appreciated architectural buildings in Ho Chi Minh City. Every day many visitors come here to visit and explore Saigon Post Office.

Located at No. 2 on Cong Xa Paris Square (Ben Nghe Ward, District 1), Saigon Post Office is located right next to Notre Dame Cathedral. So traveling here is very convenient, you can easily go by car, motorbike or bus to visit Saigon Post Office.

Built from 1886 - 1891 by the famous architect Gustave Eiffel of France, visitors will see the Saigon Post Office wearing a yellow paint standing out in the afternoon of Saigon with rows of curved windows. In the middle of the Post Office is a large clock with gentle decorative lines that easily attract visitors' visions when they first visit here. Right at the main entrance is the red color of the red star yellow flag.

If the windows of the buildings in both sides are arched or slightly arched, then in the middle block, the windows are rectangular in shape, reminding us of train stations in Europe. Inside the Saigon Central Post Office, the arched ceiling corresponds to the door supported by two rows of pillars and the iron raft system, featuring an elaborate design with beautiful patterns.

Passing through the main door of the building, we can see two maps attached to both sides of the ceiling. These are historical maps "Saigon et ses environs 1892" and "Lignes téléraphiques du Sud Vietnam et du Cambodge 1936".

Saigon Post Office

What does it have inside Saigon Post Office?

What makes visitors most impressed is the roof, the large dome door system along the ceiling of the building is radiated four sides to support. Looking at it for a long time, you will see the curved post office ceiling that is very long like a giant wine barrel with shiny cream floor tiles making the space here big and airy.

The two sides of the building are two historical maps of Saigon with many regions that are hand-crafted and meticulously hand-painted by artisans. The unique architecture combining European style with Asian decoration has made visitors not want to leave. Although it has existed for a long time, if you come here, you will still be impressed by the modern and intertwined classic beauty of Saigon Post Office.

On both sides of the entrance are straight green iron columns and long-standing wooden chairs. Sitting here, you will feel like you are waiting for the next train of the British railway station in the 20th century. The center of the Post Office is the image of the leader of Ho Chi Minh.

Looking inside, you will easily see four large wooden tables lined up in the middle of the post office to serve the people who need to make contact transactions, send mail, express delivery. Especially, both sides of the main lobby of Saigon Post Office still store ancient mailboxes and old telephone booths that make visitors nostalgic for a past time.

The two sides of the corridor near the main entrance of the building have many souvenir shops selling thousands of souvenirs and postcards about Vietnam in general or Saigon, in particular, to serve tourists to buy as souvenirs for friends or relatives.

Saigon Post Office

What does it have outside Saigon Post Office?

You will think nothing special but it will be a wrong idea if you do not once set foot in the Post Office building, you will be overwhelmed by the unique space and architecture here. Visitors can see any corner of the Post Office or the classical architecture here that you can imagine and feel a little old Saigon.

This is also a great check-in point of young people who keep beautiful photos when visiting Saigon Post Office on Saigon city - Cu Chi Tunnels full-day tours.

Saigon Post Office has been the brainchild of Saigon people for a long time. The unique architectural beauty with the ingenuity, the delicate pattern of the French architect has made any visitor coming here doesn't want to come back home.