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

Saigon Central Post Office

As descrições são apresentadas em inglês.

  • 1,3–1,5 horas
  • Cancelamento gratuito até 24 h antes
  • Guia em inglês
  • Confirmação imediata

Destaques

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.

Inclui

O que está incluído

  • 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

O que não está

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

Itinerário

  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.

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  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.

    Passa por

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

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  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.

    Passa por

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

    Passa por

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

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

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

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Cancelamento

Cancelamento gratuito até 24 horas antes do início, com reembolso total.

Antes de ir

Ponto de encontro
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.
Recolha
Todos se encontram no ponto de partida; não há recolha.
Tipo de bilhete
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operado por
VoiceMap Audio Tours
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Cidade de Ho Chi Minh

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

About Cidade de Ho Chi Minh

Cidade de Ho Chi Minh, ainda chamada Saigon, é o animado polo comercial do Vietname: edifícios coloniais, história de guerra e comida de rua.

O Distrito 1 reúne as principais atrações a pé: a Catedral de Notre-Dame em tijolo vermelho, a elegante Estação Central dos Correios com a sua sala abobadada, a Ópera colonial e a ornamentada Câmara Municipal. O Palácio da Independência conserva as suas salas como estavam no fim da guerra, e o Museu dos Vestígios da Guerra conta a história do conflito com uma franqueza que dá que pensar.

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

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