The Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office

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Dong Khoi, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Description: Designed by Gustave Eiffel (of the Eiffel tower), Ho Chi Minh City’s Central Post Office is a classic example of the French colonial style, featuring an elegant interior with a vaulted glass canopy ceiling, complete wit...Read More
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A Look At Some French Architecture
A Look At Some French Architecture

by nofootprint

Halifax, Nova Scotia

February 17, 2011

Notre Dame Cathedral -This grand cathedral was built by the French in the 1800's. So beautiful on the outside .It looks rather barren inside ,however but while it lacks the gilded alters and priceless art of other Cathedrals it is built in an ...Read more

From journal New Year's In Saigon

The Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office

by jl32

Chicago, Illinois

September 16, 2005

Looking at Notre Dame, now with large skyscrapers behind it, you forget you are in Vietnam. The French charm of the building and the Euro-chic of the nearby towering glass skycrapers make HCMC a destination for ever Vietnamese looking to strike it ...Read more
The Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office
The Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office

by MythMin

Pahang, Malaysia

April 23, 2005

Best of IgoUgo If you want to experience typical French classical architecture without actually going to France, drop by the Le Duan Boulevard, where the Ho Chi Minh City Notre Dame Cathedral stands. This magnificent twin-towered, neo-Romanesque structure was ...Read more

Notre Dame Cathedral

by Desiree Koh

Chicago, Illinois

June 14, 2002

The Notre Dame Cathedral was built between 1877 and 1883, smack dab in the heart of Ho Chi Minh's downtown government quarter. Its neo-Romanesque form and two 40-meter high square towers tipped with iron squires dominate the city's skyline. If ...Read more
Notre Dame and General Post Office
Notre Dame and General Post Office

by jmineo

L.A., California

January 25, 2001

Best of IgoUgo Come to this square any day if you want a slice of the typical French classical architecture. Come to this plaza on Sunday if you want to observe women in their traditional white Au Dai, the national dress, as they congregate to the Notre Dame for ...Read more