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

Saigon Central Post Office

Les descriptions sont affichées en anglais.

  • 1,3–1,5 heures
  • Annulation gratuite jusqu’à 24 h avant
  • Guidé en anglais
  • Confirmation immédiate

Points forts

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.

Inclus

Ce qui est inclus

  • 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

Non inclus

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

Itinéraire

  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.

    Passage devant

  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.

    Passage devant

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

    Passage devant

  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.

    Passage devant

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

    Passage devant

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

    Passage devant

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

    Passage devant

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

    Passage devant

Annulation

Annulation gratuite jusqu’à 24 heures avant le début de l’expérience, avec remboursement intégral.

À savoir avant de partir

Point de rendez-vous
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.
Prise en charge
Tout le monde se retrouve au point de départ ; il n’y a pas de prise en charge.
Type de billet
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Opéré par
VoiceMap Audio Tours
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville

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

About Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville

Hô Chi Minh-Ville, souvent encore appelée Saïgon, est le pôle animé du Vietnam : monuments coloniaux, histoire de guerre et cuisine de rue superbe.

Le 1er arrondissement concentre les principaux sites à distance de marche : la cathédrale Notre-Dame en briques rouges, l'élégante Poste centrale et sa salle voûtée, l'Opéra colonial et l'Hôtel de Ville orné. Le palais de l'Indépendance conserve ses salles telles qu'elles étaient à la fin de la guerre, et le musée des Vestiges de la guerre raconte le conflit avec une franchise saisissante.

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

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