Ben Thanh Market is situated at the intersection of Le Loi Avenue, Ham Nghi Avenue, Tran Hung Dao Avenue and Le Lai Street, 700m south-west of the Rex Hotel. 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.
Independence Palace, also known as Independence Hall or Reunification Hall, is an original architectural work which carries a number of historical values of Ho Chi Minh City. This palace was started constructing on July 1st 1962 and then was inaugurated on November 31st 1966. It was carried out by the designing group of the architect Ngo Viet Thu.
Notre-Dame, with official name the Notre-Dame basilica-cathedral of Saigon, is the largest church and the most particular in Ho Chi Minh City with two 60 meters high bell-towers, located at the city center (No 1 Paris Commune square, 1st district). It is one of the particular religious monuments which attract visitors the best in city.
The central post office of Ho Chi Minh City is the post office building at the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, District 1. This building was established by a French architect and has the original constructing style of Gothic. It was located right beside The Church of Madonna and has contributed in creating a tourism area for travellers coming to Ho Chi Minh City.
The Municipal Theater of Ho Chi Minh City is located on Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. The theatre is thought of as the central theatre that specialises in organising performances on the art stages and is also the place where a number of important events take place. This is an age-old and large theatre whose architecture is of the Imperialism style.
Xa Loi Pagoda is a large pagoda and also a relic at the city level of Ho Chi Minh City, lying at the corner of Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street, District 3 with the huge precinct of 2,500 square kilometres.
The Art Museum is the place where activities like fine arts exhibitions usually take place and where paintings and sculpture works during different times of the country are displayed.
