Photo: Admire the post office ranked 2nd in the 11 most beautiful post offices in the world

Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is over a century old and is ranked second in the list of 11 most beautiful post offices in the world, voted by the American Architectural Digest magazine. This is also a famous tourist destination and attracts many visitors to Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is an attraction for international tourists when coming to Ho Chi Minh City.

According to Architectural Digest, the beauty of a post office often lies in its function: It is a place to connect people, no matter where they are in the world. However, post office design is often not as concerned as other public buildings, such as palaces or parliament buildings. But that does not mean that there are no post offices with beautiful architecture. Through a survey around the world, Architectural Digest has found 11 post offices with the most beautiful architecture. Of which, Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office in Vietnam ranked 2nd on this list. With the image of a yellow building with prominent blue windows, Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is one of the most beautiful buildings in the heart of the city. Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office was built from 1886 - 1891 by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel - who is famous for designing the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. In 1891, a new post office was officially inaugurated. This place marks the mark of Vietnamese - French culture, and at the same time witnessed many historical ups and downs. Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is more than a century old, meticulously designed with sophisticated details bearing the mark of the West combined with Eastern decorations. From the outside, the building stands out with its characteristic arched door system, the highlight is the clock right in the middle of the main gate, highlighting the nostalgic classical beauty of this place. Visiting inside the post office, besides the characteristic arched architecture, visitors will be attracted by the reliefs with elaborate embossed patterns, historical maps of the city are meticulously and delicately carved. On both sides of the entrance are rows of straight green iron columns and shiny brown wooden chairs. In particular, the dome-shaped design creates a nostalgic and spacious feeling for visitors. The post office still retains old mailboxes, telephone booths, souvenirs such as stamps or old letters. With its unique architecture and historical value, Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is not only a place providing postal services, but also a special place attracting domestic and international tourists to visit, learn and take souvenir photos.

The area in front of the Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is where many sports, cultural and artistic activities of the City take place.

For travel companies, Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is a famous tourist destination that cannot be missed when introducing to domestic and foreign tourists. Ms. Tran Thi Bao Thu, Marketing and Communications Director of Vietluxtour Company, said that Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is one of the unique destinations, always included in Vietluxtour's city tour program for domestic and international tourists. Because, in addition to the special cultural, historical and architectural elements, Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office also hosts exhibitions, road shows, arts and fine arts events... "In the inner-city tour programs, the destination of Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is linked with destinations such as Notre Dame Cathedral, Reunification Hall, Ho Chi Minh City Book Street... to create a beautiful and unique story about the history and culture of old Saigon and Ho Chi Minh City. In particular, tour guides will lead visitors here to explain the Renaissance architectural style and Eastern architectural styles, the history of the building associated with the formation of old Saigon and present-day Ho Chi Minh City. This is one of the places that preserves the unique culture and architecture of the people of Ho Chi Minh City", Ms. Tran Thi Bao Thu added.

Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is a place for tourism students to practice being tour guides before graduating.

In addition to the Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office, the list of the 11 most beautiful post offices in the world by Architectural Digest also includes the following post offices: Algiers Central Post Office, Algeria (first place); Palacio de Correos de México Post Office, Mexico (third place); Los Angeles Post Office, USA (fourth place); Palacio de Comunicaciones Post Office, Spain (fifth place); New York City Post Office, etc. It is known that in 2019, the American magazine Insider also ranked the Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office in the list of the 20 most beautiful post offices in the world. Tin Tuc Newspaper would like to send readers some pictures of the Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office:

Many domestic and foreign tourist groups were introduced to the Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office by tour guides before going inside to visit.

Many tourists took the opportunity to take souvenir photos in front of the Post Office gate.

This is also a place for students to learn about the history and culture of Ho Chi Minh City.

At Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office, students also experience handwriting and how to send letters.

Inside this building is a system of arches near the main door and a long arch inside. The large arch is supported by four iron pillars at the four corners, each pillar supporting four iron trusses radiating in four directions. The long arch is supported by two rows of iron pillars on both sides. With this system of arches, the building becomes tall, spacious and airy, suitable for a place where many people often come and go.

There are also quite eye-catching decorated desk phone booths.

On both sides of the high walls inside the building are two historical maps titled: Saigon et ses environs (Saigon and its environs), 1892 and Lignes télégraphiques du Sud Vietnam et du Cambodge (Telegraph lines of South Vietnam and Cambodia), 1936.

Outside, the front of the building is decorated with rectangular panels, on which are inscribed the names of the inventors of the computer and the electrical industry. On the panels are sculptures of men and women wearing laurel wreaths, and on the arch of the house is a large clock.

Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office is surrounded by many trees.

Photo series: Hoang Tuyet/Tin Tuc Newspaper