Ho Chi Minh City Hall, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Today: Open today, 07:30 – 17:00
Standing: Must see
Rank: Rank 38 of 10,496

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

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Opening hours

Monday	07:30 – 17:00
Tuesday	07:30 – 17:00
Wednesday	07:30 – 17:00
Thursday	07:30 – 17:00
Friday	07:30 – 17:00
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Parsed from OpenStreetMap opening hours on 2026-09-09.

About Ho Chi Minh City Hall

Ho Chi Minh City Hall, officially the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council and People's Committee Head Office, is the seat of the city government. It stands in the downtown Saigon ward with its front facade facing Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard. The French broke ground in 1898, after the Big Canal was covered to make Charner Boulevard, and the building was opened in 1909 to celebrate 50 years of French presence in Saigon. During the Vietnam War it was used by the Saigon city government, and since 1975 it has housed the city's People's Committee and People's Council.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

What's inside

The architect Fernand Gardè took inspiration from the town hall of Paris, and the central clock tower resembles the bell towers of northern France. The design mixes Renaissance, Baroque and Beaux-Arts styles, with Baroque and Rococo decoration, Art Nouveau iron doors, Corinthian columns and domed entrances. Three sculptures of Marianne sit in the middle of the facade pediments. The main entrance consists of five consecutive domes with floral reliefs, leading to a grand hall and staircase; on the landing is a relief of two infants carrying the seal of Saigon.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

Place details and sources

Address: Lê Thánh Tôn, 86, 71006, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, VN OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Building: Civic building OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage grade: Grade 2 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Attraction OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1908 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architectural style: Beaux-Arts Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Femand Gardès OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Ho Chi Minh City Hall Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09