1. Reunification Palace:
also known as Independence Palace (Dinh Thống Nhất), built on the site of the former Norodom Palace, is a landmark in ho Chi Minh, Vietnam It was designed by architect Ngo Viet Thu and was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was the site of the end of the Vietnam War during the Fall Of Saigon on April 30, 1975, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates...more
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| Reunification Palace |
also know as Notre Dame (Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn) is a cathedral located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh city. Established by French colonists, the cathedral was constructed between
1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters
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| Notre Dame |
3. Cho Lon Market
is a Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh (former Saigon). It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Binh Tay as its central market. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6 and District 11.
The Vietnamese name Cho Lon literally means "big" and "market". Cholon was incorporated as a city in 1879, 11 km from Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On 27 April 1931, Cholon and the neighbouring city Saïgon were merged to form a single city called ‘Saigon–Cholon’. The official name, however, never entered everyday vernacular and the city continued to be referred to as ‘Saigon’. ‘Cholon’ was dropped from the city's official name in 1956, after Vietnam gained independence from France in 1955...more
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The Cu Chi tunnel system lying under Ho Chi Minh City were used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Now, sections of the Cu Chi tunnels are preserved as a war memorial and are open to the public. Visitors can even crawl through safe sections of the Cu Chi tunnels and get a glimpse of how the Viet Cong lived...more
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| Cu Chi Tunnels |
Cao Dai Temple
is a monotheistic religion officially established in the city of Tay Ninh in southern Vietnam in 1926. The full name of the religion is Đại Đạo Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ ("The Great Faith [for the] Third Universal Redemption")....more
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| Cao Dai Temple |
is Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long "Nine Dragon river delta"in Vietnamese, also known as the Western Region (Vietnamese: Miền Tây) is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam of 15,000 sq miles. The size of the area covered by water depends on the season...more
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| Mekong River |
6. Walking Square
Recently, Nguyen Hue Walking Street was officially opened to serve locals and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City. The new walking zone is the most beautiful and largest street in Ho Chi Minh City with colorful decoration and modern water foutain system.
Mr. Le Van Phat - a Vietnamese person living in Australia visiting Vietnam on the occasion of Vietnam Reunification Day shared that "The city changed so much. I feel very excited and surprised at the wonderful changes. Definitely, I will introduce the beauty of Ho Chi Minh City to my friends and neighbors in Australia." On Nguyen Hue Walking Street, the fountain system automatically turns occasionally, pops up colorful movements. When a song ends, the sprinkler system is temporarily turned off; hundreds of people left excitement and simultaneously applauded.
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| Walking Square |
is a skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, owned by Bitexco Group, a Vietnamese company. With 68 floors above ground and three basements, the building has a height of 861 feet, making it the tallest building in the city, the 3rd tallest in Vietnam, and the 124th tallest in the world. In 2017 this building will be surpassed by Landmark 81, and will be the 2nd tallest skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh...more
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8. Municipal Theatre
also known as Saigon Opera House (Opėra de Saigon), is an opera house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is an example of French Colonial architecture in Vietnam.
Built in 1897 by French architect Eugène Ferret as the Opėra de Saigon, the 800 seat building was used as the home of the Lower House assembly of South Vietnam after 1956. It was not until 1975 that it was again used as a theatre, and restored in 1995...more
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| Saigon Opera House |
9. Ben Thanh Market
is a large marketplace in central Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam in District 1. The market is one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon and an important symbol of Hồ Chí Minh City, popular with tourists seeking local handicrafts, textiles, áo dài and souvenirs, as well as local cuisine...more
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| Ben Thanh market |
10. Post Office
is a post office in the downtown Ho Chi Minh City, near Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, the city's cathedral. The building was constructed when Vietnam was part of French Indochina in the late 19th century. It counts with Gothic, Renaissance and French influences. It was constructed between 1886-1891 and is now a tourist attraction.
It was designed by Auguste Henri Vildieu and Alfred Foulhoux, as well as Gustave Eiffel...more
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| Post Office |
11. Dragon Wharf or Ho Chi Minh Museum
is the original commercial port of Saigon. It is located on the Saigon River. Construction began in 1862 and more than one year later, in 1863, the house was completed. It is located at the junction of the Saigon River in District 4. On June 5, 1911, Ho Chi Minh (at the time named Nguyen Tat Thanh) departed from the Dragon Wharf on the French ship Admiral Latouche Treville for a 30-year journey around the world. Therefore, in 1979, the old headquarters building of the commercial port has been rebuilt into a memorial park in Ho Chi Minh City...more
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| Dragon Wharf |
12. Ho Chi Minh City Hall
Hôtel de Ville de Saïgon was built in 1902-1908 in a French colonial style for the then city of Saigon. It was renamed after 1975 as Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee. Illuminated at night, the building is not opened to the public or for tourists. A statue of the namesake is found in park next to the building.
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| City Hall |
is a war museum at 28 Vo Van Tan, in District 3 (Saigon), Vietnam. It primarily contains exhibits relating to the Vietnam War, but also includes many exhibits relating to the first Indochina War involving the French colonialists.
Operated by the Vietnamese government, an earlier version of this museum opened on September 4, 1975, as the "Exhibition House for US and Puppet Crimes" located in the premises of the former United States Information Agency building. The exhibition was not the first of its kind for the North Vietnamese side, but rather followed a tradition of such exhibitions exposing war crimes, first those of the French and then those of the Americans, who had operated at various locations of the country as early as 1954.
In 1990, the name was changed to Exhibition House for Crimes of War and Aggression , dropping both "U.S." and "Puppet." In 1995, following the normalization of diplomatic relations with the United States and end of the US embargo a year before, the references to "war crimes" and "aggression" were dropped from the museum's title as well; it became the "War Remnants Museum"...more
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| War Remnants Museum |
14. The Jade Emperor Pagoda
Chùa Ngọc Hoàng is Vietnamese name. It is a Taoist pagoda located at 73 Mai Thi Luu Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was built by the Chinese community in 1909. It is also known from 1984 by the new Chinese name Phước Hải Tự (福海寺, "Luck Sea Temple" ), and as the Tortoise Pagoda. All Saigonese people almost come here on New Year day ( Chinese New Year). And this pagoda is a sacred pagoda for who married couple want to have children.
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| The Jade Emperor Pagoda |
15. Thien Hau Pagoda
is Chùa Bà Thiên Hậu (The Pagoda of the Lady Thien Hau) is a Chinese style temple located on Nguyễn Trãi Street in the Cho Lon (Chinatown), District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is dedicated to Thiên Hậu, the Lady of the Sea ("Tian Hou" as transcribed from the Chinese), who is also known as "Mazu" It built from 1760, it is one of oldest pagoda in this city...more
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| Thien Hau Pagoda |
16. Vinh Nghiem pagoda
is a pagoda in an area of 65,000 square feet at 339, Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, District 3 Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first pagoda in Vietnam to be built in Vietnamese traditional architecture style but with concrete. The highest structure in this pagoda is the 7-story,130 feet - high tower. This pagoda houses and worship of one buddha and two bodhisattvas: Gautama Buddha, Manjusri, Samantabhadra...more
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| Vinh Nghiem Pagoda |
17. Giac Lam Pagoda
is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Built in 1744, it is one of the oldest temples in the city. It was officially listed as a historical site by the Vietnamese Department of Culture on November 16, 1988. The pagoda is located at Tân Bình district, in the Phú Thọ Hòa region of the city. It was built by Lý Thụy Long, a native of Minh Hương, in the spring of 1744...more
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| Giac Lam Pagoda |
18. Xa Loi Pagoda
is the largest pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was built in 1956 and was the headquarters of Buddhism in South Vietnam. The pagoda is located in District 3, Hồ Chí Minh City and lies on a plot of 2500 square metres. The name Xá Lợi is the Vietnamese translation for śarīra, a term used for relics of Buddhists.
The pagoda is best known for the raids, in which the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, the brother of the Roman Catholic President Ngô Đình Diệm, raided and vandalised Buddhist monasteries and pagodas on 21 August 1963...more
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| Xa Loi Pagoda |
is a metropolitan area of District 7, located in southern Ho Chi Minh City. This is where the concentration of people living with high income. The intent of the foreign investors are turning wetlands into an urban area multifunctional model, is a center of finance, trade, services, industry, science, culture, education, residence, recreation ... impetus for the development of the south and southeast of the city. Unlike the central District 1 is associated with the history, Phu My Hung built associated with modern concepts. On 26.06.2008, the Ministry of Construction and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to Phu My Hung received the "urban style" of Vietnam...
Phu My Hung is a place very interest for Saigon people weekend . They almost drive family to Phu My Hung and enjoy their weekend with fresh atsmosphere and feel comfortable than inside the city center. Many photographers do recommendation for their guest wedding album. A lot of Australian, Korean, Japanese and European came here and stay there.
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| Phu My Hung |
20. Southern Women's Museum
is a large building, it displays thousands of rare photos and artefacts of Southern Vietnamese women's contribution to the foundation and defence of South Vietnam.
Particular importance is given to women who worked to preserve the country's culture and heritage. Besides the museum the building also contains a conference room and library. A short trip out of the centre of Saigon, it's worth a peek if you're in the area.
The original building in which the Southern Women’s Museum is housed once belonged to Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Director of the General Police Department under the former Sài Gòn government. In 1984 it became the Traditional House of Southern Women.
Another four-storey building was subsequently added and the whole complex became the Southern Women’s Museum. The museum’s 2,000 square metre display area is divided into 10 rooms, each of which recounts the role played by southern Vietnamese women in national construction and defence. The museum also incorporates a 500-seat meeting hall, a film theatre, a library and a shop and functions as a centre for women’s cultural and educational activities, traditional meetings, scientific seminars and cultural exchanges for women.
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| Southern Women's Museum |
21. Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts
is the major art museum of Ho Chi Minh City and second in the country only to the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi. The museum covers three floors which house a collection featuring Vietnamese art works in sculpture, oil, silk painting and lacquer painting, as well as traditional styles including woodcut paintings in the Hàng Trống, Đông Hồ, and Kim Hoàng styles, as well as Vietnamese ceramics and a collection of ancient Buddhist art.
The first floor also includes a commercial gallery of art works. Archaeological exhibits such as some of the country's best Cham kingdom and Óc Eo relics are displayed on the third floor.
This museum was belong to Jean Baptiste Hui Bon Hoa (1845 -1901) before. He owned and built a lot of big buiding at that time as Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts, Majestic Hotel, Tu Du Hospital and more than 20.000 houses in Saigon. He was one of richest person and si helpful at that time.
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| Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts |
22. Museum of Vietnamese History
The Museum of Vietnamese History is located at 2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Formerly known as the Musée Blanchard de la Brosse, built by Auguste Delaval in 1926, and The National Museum of Viet Nam in Sai Gon, it received its current name in 1979. It is a museum showcasing Vietnam's history with exhibits from all periods.
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| Museum of Vietnamese History |
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