Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City

This is one of the beautiful oldest churches in Vietnam built by the French. I'm a church-goer here on casual days. The church is currently on grand restoration and renovation, so it does not receive visitors, only church-goers are allowed to get in. Visitors please be informed about that, because the gate keepers don't speak English well and sometimes may fail to explain that to international visitors. The church is projected to be completed in at least 2025, according to an official announcement by the Archbishop recently. I think one of the gate keepers' attitude is not very friendly, so visitors please also be prepared for that.

Notre Dame Cathedral is an amazing piece of colonial architecture. It’s proximity to the central post office is great so you can visit multiple attractions at the same time. Unfortunately, there’s some restoration work going on, hence the cathedral is closed off for public (hence the 4 stars). It’s especially magical during Christmas time where there are lots of Santa’s in front of it and many winter decorations.