The
places of interest in HCMC that we would be passing-by or stopping-over for a
short while, include the following:
Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, known asVương cung thánh đường Đức Bà Sài Gòn or Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn in Vietnamese or Cathédrale Notre-Dame
de Saïgon) in French, is
officially called the Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception. It is a cathedral located in downtown HCMC and constructed by French colonists between
1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters
(190 feet).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigon_Notre-Dame_Basilica
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Saigon Central Post Office, known as Bưu điện Trung tâm Sài Gòn in Vietnamese or Poste centrale de Saïgon in French, is in downtown HCMC near Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, the city's main
church. The building was constructed when Vietnam was part of French
Indochina in the early 20th Century. In a neoclassical architectural style, it
was designed and constructed by famous architect Gustave Eiffel in harmony
with the surrounding area. Today, the building is a tourist attraction. Inside
the Saigon Central Post office of special note are two painted maps that were
created just after the post office was first built; the first one located on
the left side of the building is a map of Southern Vietnam and Cambodia
titled ‘Lignes telegraphiques du Sud
Vietnam et Cambodge 1892′ which translates to ‘Telegraphic lines of
Southern Vietnam and Cambodia 1892” The second map of greater Saigon is
titled ‘Saigon et ses environs 1892′
translating to ‘Saigon and its environment 1892′
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigon_Central_Post_Office
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Reunification Palace, known as Dinh Thống Nhất in Vietnamese, was known as Independence Palace (Dinh Độc Lập)
and built on the site of the former Norodom Palace. Designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ, it is a landmark in HCMC 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 30 Apr 1975, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reunification_Palace
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The War Remnants Museum,
known as Bảo tàng chứng tích chiến tranh in Vietnamese, is a located in HCMC’s
District 3 and contains exhibits relating to the American phase of the Vietnam
War.
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