Architecture of Central Saigon Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Architecture of Central Saigon Self-Guided Audio Tour

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1h 30m
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Overview

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 storey.

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.

Activity location

Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon
- 01 Công trường Công xã Paris
- 70000, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Meeting/Redemption Point

Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon
- 01 Công trường Công xã Paris
- 70000, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

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Architecture of Central Saigon Self-Guided Audio Tour in English

1h 30m
Opening hours: Fri 00:00-23:59
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£3.80 x 1 Adult£3.80

Total

What's included, what's not

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
Smartphone and headphones

Know before you book

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral (Pass by)

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.

Central Post Office (Pass by)

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.

The Independence Palace (Pass by)

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

Ho Chi Minh City People's Court (Pass by)

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.

General Science Library of Ho Chi Minh City (Pass by)

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

Tao Dan Park (Pass by)

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

218 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu (Pass by)

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

Tòa Tổng Giám Mục Sài Gòn (Pass by)

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

Location

Activity location

Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon
- 01 Công trường Công xã Paris
- 70000, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Meeting/Redemption Point

Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon
- 01 Công trường Công xã Paris
- 70000, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

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