Across the street from the Notre Dame Cathedral is the beautifully preserved remnant of French colonial times and the monumental Post Office of Southeast Asia.
The building was designed by Gustave Eiffel, renowned for the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during the Indochinese Empire. It features arched windows and wooden shutters in its prime time of the late 19th century.
The Central Post Office was constructed between 1886 and 1891 with distinct French Architecture with the interior lavish and ornate. It was a period where the Post Office still had a dominant place in the commercial world.
Then, the state of the art Post Offices had intricately designed marble floors and individual telephone booths where you could be connected to international calls.
Also of importance was a map of the telegraph lines that crisscrossed Vietnam and Cambodia.
The Post Office is still operational and comes with old fashion glue pots to adhere your stamps and for those who still send postcards; this is the place.
Not to forget a picture of Uncle Ho Chi Minh himself.
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