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City Council Building (City People's Committee, City Hall, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Hotel de Ville) is one of the iconic architectural landmarks in the center of Saigon, the heritage of the French colonists. Externally, a very beautiful and majestic building, built in 1909.
This is a popular place that is included in all sightseeing sightseeing routes around the city.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to get inside, since this is a functioning municipal institution. It is located in the administrative center of the city, surrounded by various departments and organizations. From here you can easily reach other interesting places – the City Museum and the Opera House.
There is a statue of Ho Chi Minh City in front of the People's Committee in the Park. From here you get beautiful photos of the building. The Nguyen Hue Square itself is also a pedestrian street, Walking Street Nguyen Hue, and is great for walking. From the committee Building you can walk along the walking area and walk to the embankment.
In the evenings and on holidays, the building is illuminated, so it's better to come here half an hour before sunset and wait for dark.
🕐 Working hours
Around the clock, the building looks most beautiful in the evening.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
Free of charge.
🚶 How to get there
The Basilica of the City Council Building is located in the city center and not far from Ben Thanh market at 1, Cong Xa Paris Street (City Council building on the map). From the tourist area and from Ben Tan, you can get here on foot in 10-15 minutes. From other districts of Ho Chi Minh City it is better to go here by taxi or bus. If you do not understand the local routes, then you can use Google maps to find the bus number. A taxi ride around the city will cost from 30,000 VND (1.14 USD) when ordering via apps. It is also now possible to get there by metro, the nearest station is located next to Ben Tan market. It's more like everything about Ho Chi Minh City transport and what to use here.
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