The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has announced the suspension of tours of the office building of the municipal People's Council and People's Committee for site maintenance. 

The time to reopen the edifice to visitors is not disclosed. 

During the 2025 New Year holiday, the City Hall welcomed nearly 2,100 domestic and international visitors.

According to the municipal Department of Tourism, the Management Board of Industrial and Civil Engineering Construction and Investment Projects will repair and upgrade the hall this year.

The city will also receive attendees of a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of southern liberation and national reunification in April.

As a result, tours of the hall were suspended to ensure the progress of the upgrade, the success of the anniversary celebration, and safety for visitors.

The Department of Tourism encouraged tourists to join other tours around the city, such as those to the Saigon Central Post Office, the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, and other cultural and historical sites.

The department was committed to offering special experiences and improving service quality, helping promote images of a dynamic and modern city to international friends.

Tours of the office building of the People's Council and People's Committee are a distinctive new tourism product, making the cultural heritage more approachable.

The product is also a highlight in the city’s tourism promotion campaign 'Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City' after the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to developing the friendly, open, and approachable Ho Chi Minh City administration.

The edifice of the People's Council and People's Committee received visitors for the first time during the Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1) holiday in 2023, attracting 1,500 Vietnamese and international visitors.

It was opened to visitors on the last weekend of each month from July 2023.

Each group of 30 visitors were allowed to spend 60 minutes in the CIty Hall learning about its history and architectural highlights, and visiting several rooms such as the international reception room, the meeting room, as well as exhibition spaces.

Tours of the hall helped introduce French architecture and the city’s establishment and development.

Designed by French architect Femand Gardes, the edifice, which is one of the city’s classic architectural structures, was built in 1898 and completed in 1909.

During the French colonial time, the building was called Dinh Xa Tay.

Before 1975, the year when Vietnam was reunified, it was named Saigon City Hall, where city government officials worked and held meetings.

Since April 30, 1975, the building has been the workplace of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and People’s Council.

Located at 86 Le Thanh Ton Street in District 1, the building faces Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street and overlooks the Saigon River.

In November 2020, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism recognized it as a national architectural relic site.

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