Ho Chi Minh City Post Office Building - a building over 100 years old associated with many generations of city residents, was ranked 2nd out of 11 most beautiful post offices in the world by the American Architectural Digest magazine.
Recently, Ho Chi Minh City Post Office was honored to be ranked 2nd (after Algiser Central Post Office of Algeria) in the list of 11 most beautiful post offices in the world voted by the American Architectural Digest Magazine. Being named in the list of the most beautiful post offices in the world and especially standing in one of the leading positions is the pride of the people of Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general (Photo: Hoang Giam).
The Ho Chi Minh City Post Office was built by the French from 1886 to 1891, located on Cong Xa Paris Street (District 1). Seen from above, the more than 100-year-old architectural complex of the area surrounding the Post Office creates a unique cultural architectural complex in the heart of the city.
The architecture of the Ho Chi Minh City Post Office building is a combination of Western and Eastern design styles, designed by architect Villedieu and his assistant Foulhoux.
Stretching along both sides of the building's facade are rectangular panels, each containing the names of the inventors of the telegraph and the telegraph industry.
In front of the building is a monument to postal and information soldiers during the resistance war and the modern development period, built to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Saigon.
The Ho Chi Minh City Post Office building stands out with its balanced layout, block structure with arched domes above the entrances.
Today, Ho Chi Minh City Post Office still operates properly, serving the mail needs of people at home and abroad.
14 public telephone booths are located on both sides of the main hall to serve residents and visitors. Nowadays, with the rapid development of technology, these telephone booths have gradually become historical witnesses.
When it was named in the list of 11 most beautiful post offices in the world, it attracted a large number of visitors, mostly foreign tourists. Large wooden tables are arranged inside the building to serve people and tourists who need to take notes to send letters. For many people, sending letters and parcels from the post office to relatives and friends is one of the ways to preserve memories in the era of highly developed digital technology.
A group of foreign tourists check-in at Ho Chi Minh City Post Office.
Ho Chi Minh City Post Office is located next to Notre Dame Cathedral, contributing to creating an architectural space with unique historical and cultural values for the city center area.
Ho Chi Minh City Post Office, with its historical and cultural values and high aesthetics, has become one of the typical symbols of the land known as the "Pearl of the Far East".
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