Museum of Vietnam history is one of the most ideal destination to discover the cultural and historical stories of Vietnam, this is definitely an ideal destination to visit because of its contribution on preserving the historical and special value of Vietnamese from the past to the present, and the special architectures that wait to explore by tourists. Museum of Vietnam history located at 2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh city, right in Saigon Zoo and Botanical garden is the unique architecture that attract a lot of tourists visiting here.
The first impression about the museum is its special architecture from France by the sophisticated design of the talented architect, Delaval, from 1926 to 1928. Originally the museum was intended as a building used by the Institute of Expo, however, eventually choose this place for displaying performances of soldiers from the past. For that reason, today, the Vietnam History Museum is one of the most favorite places in Ho Chi Minh city because of its unique design style, Indochina innovation. The main part of the architecture is an octagonal block that is the reminiscent image of the concept from France, with two roofs decorated with gilded ornaments and stylized dragon, the cultural symbol of Vietnam and China. At the top of the pyramid are four smaller and overlapping spheres. Therefore, it is said that the roof of the museum has many elements of ancient Chinese architecture. The museum’s block consists of a main building with an octagonal large hallway, with two wings opening to the garden.
Coming to the Museum of Vietnam History in Ho Chi Minh City, tourists can blow their mind with more than 30,000 historical items and precious objects of Vietnamese history. Inside the museum is divided into many rooms: the Ngo-Dinh-Le-Ly, Tay Son antiques, the antiques of Vuong Hong Son, and after Nguyen dynasty. Besides, the museum also presents many special subjects related to many Vietnamese cultures of the South such as Oc Eo culture, Cuu Long ancient culture, Champa culture and art, Ben Nghe, Saigon, and ethnic groups of Vietnam.
Let’s discover the historical value of Southern Vietnam and immerse in the Vietnamese people life!
