Church · Phường Sài Gòn (former District 1), Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn
The Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon is the twin-spired Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City at the head of Đồng Khởi Street in central Ho Chi Minh City.
Why go
This is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, a minor basilica since 1962 according to Wikidata, dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Vietnam's national tourism authority describes the twin-spired basilica at the head of Đồng Khởi Street and says it was built from materials imported from France, with construction lasting from 1863 to 1880; Wikidata gives 1880 as its inception. The Central Post Office stands opposite. Interior access, visiting times and visitor rules are not stated here: no archdiocese or parish page on visiting has been read.
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Historic site
Saigon Central Post Office
The Saigon Central Post Office is a working post office opposite the Notre-Dame cathedral in central Ho Chi Minh City, in a building Wikidata dates to 1891.
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Historic site
Independence Palace
The Independence Palace (Dinh Độc Lập), also called the Reunification Palace, is the former presidential palace of South Vietnam at 135 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa in central Ho Chi Minh City, kept as a special national historic site.
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Museum
War Remnants Museum
The War Remnants Museum (Bảo tàng Chứng tích Chiến tranh) is a war museum in the former District 3 of central Ho Chi Minh City, with galleries of artefacts and photographs and military hardware shown in its courtyard.
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Market
Bến Thành Market
Bến Thành Market is the covered market completed in 1914 facing Quách Thị Trang Square in central Ho Chi Minh City, run by a public market management board.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ