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(Bao Tang Chung Tich Chien Tranh; 08-3930 5587; 28 Ð Vo Van Tan, cnr Ð Le Quy Don; admission
15,000d; 7.30am-noon & 1.30-5pm)
Once known as the Museum of Chinese and American
War Crimes, the War Remnants Museum is consistently popular with Western tourists.
Few museums anywhere drive home so effectively the brutality of war and its many civil-
ian victims. Many of the atrocities documented here were well publicised, but rarely do
Westerners get to hear the victims of US military action tell their own stories.
While the displays are one-sided, many of the most disturbing photographs illustrating
American atrocities are from US sources, including those of the infamous My Lai Mas-
sacre.
Upstairs, look out for the
Requiem Exhibition
compiled by legendary war photographer
Tim Page.
HISTORIC BUILDING
Reunification Palace
(Dinh Thong Nhat; 08-3829 4117; Ð Nam Ky Khoi Nghia; adult/child 30,000/3000d; 7.30-11am &
1-4pm)
Built in 1966 to serve as South Vietnam's Presidential Palace, today this landmark
is known as the Reunification Palace. It's an outstanding example of 1960s architecture,
with an airy and open design. The first communist tanks in Saigon crashed through the
gates of this building on the morning of 30 April 1975, when Saigon surrendered to the
North. The building is a time warp, having been left just as it looked on that momentous
day. English- and French-speaking guides are available.
Fine Arts Museum
(Bao Tang My Thuat; 97A Ð Pho Duc Chinh; admission 10,000d; 9am-5pm Tue-Sun)
With its airy
corridors and breezy verandas, this elegant 1929 colonial-era yellow-and-white building is
stuffed with period details; it's exuberantly tiled throughout and home to some fine (albeit
deteriorated) stained glass, as well as one of Saigon's oldest lifts. Hung from the walls is
an impressive selection of art, including thoughtful pieces from the modern period.
ART GALLERY
Mariamman Hindu Temple
(Chua Ba Mariamman; 45 Ð Truong Dinh; 7.30am-7.30pm)
There may only be a small number
of Hindus in HCMC, but this colourful slice of southern India is also considered sacred by
HINDU TEMPLE
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