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The Architecture of Central Saigon: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Saigon Central Post Office

Die Beschreibungen werden auf Englisch angezeigt.

  • 1,3–1,5 Stunden
  • Kostenlos stornierbar bis 24 Std. vorher
  • Führung auf Englisch
  • Sofortige Bestätigung

Highlights

Ho Chi Minh City – or Saigon to those who know and love it – is like a jumbled attic of architectural anomalies, each one recounting a chapter in Vietnam’s story. On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll explore the city’s built heritage, from French edifices to groundbreaking modernist landmarks. You’ll also catch glimpses of the biophilia taking root in a city that is increasingly dominated by glass and steel. This tour starts at Notre Dame Cathedral. You’ll explore the Saigon Central Post Office, a neo-baroque facade that flaunts flashes of French Indochina, and the neo-classical Justice Building, with Ionic and Corinthian columns straight out of Ancient Greece. As you wander through leafy boulevards, you’ll also learn how Vietnamese architects reclaimed the city’s identity after the French exit. The tour ends at the Archbishop’s Residence compound. This walking tour offers a unique perspective on how architecture reveals Vietnam’s journey from colonial rule to independence.

Leistungen

Inbegriffen

  • Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • App for Android and iOS
  • Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Nicht inbegriffen

  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
  • Food and drink
  • Transportation

Ablauf

  1. This self-guided audio tour starts at Notre Dame Cathedral, a colonial copy of its counterpart in Paris, but with its own cultural elements and local superstitions.

    Vorbeifahrt

  2. You’ll explore the Saigon Central Post Office, a neo-baroque facade that flaunts flashes of French Indochina, and the neo-classical Justice Building, with Ionic and Corinthian columns straight out of Ancient Greece.

    Vorbeifahrt

  3. Discover how climate-responsive design was incorporated into buildings like the Independence Palace and General Sciences Library, naturally cooling buildings before air conditioning

    Vorbeifahrt

  4. On this walking tour, you’ll explore the city’s built heritage, from French edifices to groundbreaking modernist landmarks. You’ll also catch glimpses of the biophilia taking root in a city that is increasingly dominated by glass and steel.

    Vorbeifahrt

  5. Discover how climate-responsive design was incorporated into buildings like the Independence Palace and General Sciences Library, naturally cooling buildings before air conditioning

    Vorbeifahrt

  6. Visit a rare pre-colonial tomb tucked away in the city’s central park

    Vorbeifahrt

  7. Explore the curved corner apartment building at 218 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, an example of Saigon’s endangered modernist heritage

    Vorbeifahrt

  8. Examine how Vietnamese modernist architects incorporated traditional symbols like Chinese characters and dragon imagery into their progressive designs

    Vorbeifahrt

Stornierung

Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.

Gut zu wissen

Treffpunkt
This self-guided audio tour starts in the square in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Abholung
Alle treffen sich am Startpunkt; eine Abholung gibt es nicht.
Ticketart
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Durchgeführt von
VoiceMap Audio Tours
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Ho Chi Minh City

  • Its from-price is 88% below the median of the 2927 experiences we list in Ho Chi Minh City.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Ho Chi Minh City

Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt, noch oft Saigon genannt, ist Vietnams pulsierendes Handelszentrum mit französischen Kolonialbauten, Kriegsgeschichte und Streetfood.

Distrikt 1 vereint die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten in Gehweite: die rote Backstein-Kathedrale Notre-Dame, das elegante Hauptpostamt mit seiner gewölbten Halle, das koloniale Opernhaus und das verzierte Rathaus. Der Unabhängigkeitspalast bewahrt seine Räume so, wie sie am Kriegsende waren, und das Kriegsreste-Museum erzählt die Geschichte des Konflikts mit ernüchternder Direktheit.

Top-ranked sights in Ho Chi Minh City: Cu Chi Tunnels, Saigon Opera House (Opéra de Saïgon), Saigon Central Post Office.

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