Saturday 1 August 2020

Saigon Central Post Office

This post office is situated in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, near Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica,
the city's cathedral.

The building was constructed between 1836 & 1891 when Vietnam was part of French Indochina.

It's often said this was designed by Gustav Eiffel ... which is incorrect.
I guess, this is due to it's steel frame construction.
It was designed by Alfred Foulhou.


In Vietnamese: Bưu điện Trung tâm Sài Gòn, French: Poste centrale de Saïgon)





tHERE are two painted maps that were created just after the post office was built, The first one located on the left side of the building is a map of Southern Vietnam and Cambodia titled Lignes telegraphiques du Sud Vietnam et Cambodge 1892 which translates to "Telegraphic lines of Southern Vietnam and Cambodia 1892". The second map of greater Saigon is titled Saigon et ses environs 1892 that translates as "Saigon and its surroundings 1892". (Wikipedia)





The ceiling of the Post Office








tHIS man is the official translator for the post office.
His other jod is as s a "letter writer" to help those who cannot write and read fill out forms.


 He has been translating letters and writing for over half a century.








 Notre-Dame Basilica, 
the city's cathedral. 



Lunch with two of my mates.



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