Vietnam Travel HCM City - Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon (Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn)

Vietnam Travel HCM City - Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon (Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn)( 2013 0427)

Address:  1 Cong Xa Paris, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City (1 Cong Xa Paris, Bến Nghé, Q 1, TP.HMC)

Geographic coordinates 10°46′47″N 106°41′57″E

Open: 0800-1700 Hours

Getting There:

Local bus to the Central Post Office bus stop from Ben Thanh bus station 

Established by French colonists who initially named this Romanesque Architecture Church as Church of Saigon (French: l'Eglise de Saïgon), the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880. The name Notre-Dame Cathedral has been used since 1959. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet).