The Central Post Office of Ho Chi Minh City is a striking example of late 19th-century French colonial architecture. It is one of the city's symbols, located in its very heart. The design of the building, constructed in 1886-1891, was created by none other than Gustave Eiffel himself!
Formally, this is an ordinary Central Post Office that provides standard services: sending letters and parcels, processing correspondence, and selling various stamps, postcards, and envelopes. But as soon as you step inside, you immediately begin to understand that, in fact, this is a unique structure.
The overall forms of the post office resemble an old European railway station - the same high ceilings, arches, and a transparent glass dome. Everything looks monumental, the furniture is distinguished by fine craftsmanship and at the same time charming simplicity, the floor is tiled, and there are many beautiful bas-reliefs. Here you can see frescoes created back in the colonial era.
In the center of the main hall hangs a large portrait of Ho Chi Minh, and this is no coincidence, because besides being a cult figure in the history of Vietnam, at the age of 17 he also managed to work in the information department of this very post office.
