Saigon Opera House
The city's municipal theatre, built by the French in the same colonial style as the opera houses of Hanoi and Haiphong. It still stages performances, and its arched front faces the hotels of Dong Khoi Street.
- Where
- Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.7764, 106.7028
Get the Saigon Opera House stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Saigon Opera House. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ho Chi Minh City volume with your photos and a note.
Near Saigon Opera House
Saigon Central Mosque 0.2 km
A white mosque with four slim minarets on Dong Du Street, built in 1934 and 1935 for the city's Indian Muslim community. It sits quietly among the hotels of the old centre.
Ho Chi Minh City Hall 0.2 km
A cream and yellow French colonial building at the top of Nguyen Hue Boulevard, the seat of the city government. A statue of Ho Chi Minh stands in the square before it, and the facade is lit up at night.
Nguyen Hue Walking Street 0.3 km
One of the oldest thoroughfares in Saigon, now a wide pedestrian boulevard running from City Hall down to the river. In the evenings it fills with families, street performers and people out to watch the fountains.
Museum of Ho Chi Minh City 0.3 km
A grand colonial mansion once known as Gia Long Palace, set in two hectares of gardens near the Independence Palace. It now tells the history of the city, and its white columned halls are a favourite backdrop for wedding photos.
Sri Thenday Yutthapani Temple 0.3 km
A Hindu temple on Ton That Thiep Street in central Saigon, dedicated to Murugan in his form as Thendayuthapani. It belongs to the small Tamil community whose traders came to the city in the 19th century.
Saigon Central Post Office 0.5 km
A colonial era post office on Paris Commune Square, right beside the cathedral and still in daily use. Inside, under a high arched roof, a large portrait of Ho Chi Minh hangs above the counters and old maps line the walls.
Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica 0.5 km
A red brick cathedral built by the French between 1877 and 1880, its two bell towers rising 58 metres over central Saigon. The name Notre Dame dates from 1959, when a statue of Our Lady of Peace was set up in its forecourt.
Bitexco Financial Tower 0.6 km
A 262.5 metre tower of 68 floors, shaped like a lotus bud, that was the tallest building in Vietnam when it opened in 2010. A helipad juts from its side and the Saigon Skydeck looks out over the river.
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Questions
Where is Saigon Opera House?
Saigon Opera House is in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Saigon Central Mosque (0.2 km), Ho Chi Minh City Hall (0.2 km), Nguyen Hue Walking Street (0.3 km).
How do I get the Saigon Opera House stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Saigon Opera House and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ho Chi Minh City volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Saigon Opera House before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ho Chi Minh City volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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