Saigon central post office
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The Saigon Central Post Office was constructed from 1886-1891 & depicts classic elements of Gothic, Renaissance & French colonial thiết kế. While some mistakenly credit Gustave sầu Eiffel, the famed designer of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it was actually designed by French architect Alfred Foulhoux.
The post office features a quality, bright yellow exterior framed with white tryên ổn. Curved windows are elegantly framed with green shutters and a large cloông chồng is featured prominently at the building’s main entrance. The stunning, spacious interior has tall, domed ceilings with metal arches and a gorgeous patterned tile floor. There are two painted maps inside the office – Lignes télégraphiques du Sud Vietnamet du Cambodge 1892 (Telegraphic lines of southern Vietnam và Cambodia 1892) depicts the postal route from southern Vietphái nam lớn Cambodia, & on the right side of the building is Saigon et ses environs, 1892 (Saigon & its surroundings), a local maps.
Tourists walking inside the Saigon Central Post Office will feel as though they’ve sầu been temporarily whisked out of Asia & transported khổng lồ a 20th century European train station.
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The post office features polished old-school phone booths, original oil paintings on the walls, wooden countertops along the sides, old glue pots to place stamps on envelopes, & areas to lớn write a letter khổng lồ a loved one. The only landmark inside the building that betrays its true location is the large portrait of Ho Chi Minc at the end of the hall.
The Saigon Central Post Office is a wonderful place to lớn marvel at extraordinary colonial architecture. The thành phố has meticulously maintained this exquisite building và it is still in full operation. The office offers full postal services & also sells an array of postcards và stamps, making excellent souvenirs lớn bring baông chồng trang chủ.
At the kết thúc of a wooden table inside the post office sits Mr. Duong Van Ngo, a man who has been recognized by the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records for 27 years spent writing letters for those who cannot write for themselves. The 87-year-old writer is reportedly fluent in both English and French & continues lớn write letters every day despite his advanced age. He starts his working day at 8 a.m và ends at 3 p.m, writing several letters per day while charging 50 cents per page. Mr. Duong has become an inhỏ at the post office over the past several years.
