Area Attractions
Ben Thanh Market
At first, the market was situated near the Ben Nghe River Dike. After being moved many times, it is now standing in the centre of the city where consumers can conveniently find all sorts of products.
According to Vuong Hong Sen, author of "The Book Saigon of the Past, in 1912 the French filled a pond, the Boresse, into a solid foundation of 12,000㎡ and built a market on it.
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According to Vuong Hong Sen, author of "The Book Saigon of the Past, in 1912 the French filled a pond, the Boresse, into a solid foundation of 12,000㎡ and built a market on it.
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War Remnants Museum
The War Remnants Museum was established in September 1975 in Ho Chi Minh City. It contains countless artifacts, photographs and pictures documenting American war crimes.
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Saigon Opera House
If you have a chance to go to Ho Chi Minh City, you certainly can’t take your eyes off the elegant architecture of the Saigon Opera House. Located at the start of the famous Le Loi Avenue, the building still retails many lively evidences for the influence of French architecture in Vietnam.
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Reunification Palace
This is the place marking the complete victory of anti-American resistance war, libration of the South and national reunification.
Originally called Norodom Palace and Palace of Indochina Governor General, the Independence Palace was built in 1868 and inaugurated in 1871.
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Originally called Norodom Palace and Palace of Indochina Governor General, the Independence Palace was built in 1868 and inaugurated in 1871.
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Bui vien
This is the second walking street in Viet Nam’s southern economic hub after Nguyen Hue Street opened in 2015.
Bui Vien Street is pedestrianised from 7pm to 2am the next day on Saturday and Sunday, during which no motor vehicles are allowed to travel on a 1.4 kilometre long section from the intersection with De Tham Street to the intersection with Do Quang Dau Street.
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Bui Vien Street is pedestrianised from 7pm to 2am the next day on Saturday and Sunday, during which no motor vehicles are allowed to travel on a 1.4 kilometre long section from the intersection with De Tham Street to the intersection with Do Quang Dau Street.
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