Location: Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theatre is located on Dong Khoi Street, Ho Chi Minh City, between the Caravelle and Continental Hotels. Characteristics: With a rotating stage and a 800 - seat hall, the theatre meets the required standards for various artistic forms such as singing, music, dancing and traditional and modern dramas.
Built at the beginning of 1897, under an original architectural design by French architect Ferret Eugene, who won a prize for theatre designing in July 1895, the Municipal Theatre was restored and renewed to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the foundation of Saigon (1698-1998). The architectural style and staple material of the Municipal Theatre of the old days are reflected in its stone veranda, a pair of white stone statues of pretty girls at the gate, the colourful granite tiled floors, the chandeliers, the bronze statues in front of the stairs, the audience's hall with its arch engraved with decorative designs and rows of statues on the two sides of the theatre. In the years of the Second World War, France was involved in many battles. In Vietnam the revolutionary high tide shook the colonial regime. The Municipal Theatre was closed and deserted. During the French re-invasion of the South after 1945, the Theatre was restored. When the French invaders withdrew from the South under the Geneva Agreement in 1956, the Ngo Dinh Diem regime turned the theatre into the headquarters of the lower House, therefore the inside and outside structure of the theatre was changed considerably.
Regaining the power after the Spring 1975 Great Victory, the City authorities allowed a temporary repair of the theatre, returning its function to a central theatre. In 1995, a hundred years after the start of the initial building project, a restoration project was approved by the Municipal People's Committee. Many experienced historians and architects were invited to participate in this project. The theatre was renewed with new materials and equipped with state-of-the-art electric appliances, light and sound systems and fire and safety equipment. With a rotating stage and a 800 - seat hall, the theatre meets the required standards for various artistic forms such as singing, music, dancing and traditional and modern dramas. It is a good place for artistic performances by domestic and foreign art ensembles and well - known artists, who visit Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City
Add: 18A Nguyen Van Giai St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3820 6744
Add: 256 De Tham St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3836 8372
Add: 40-42 Bui Thi Xuan St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3925 9271
Add: 112-114 Le Lai St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3925 6618
Add: 220 Ly Tu Trong St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3915 9222
Add: 167 Pham Ngu Lao St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3837 3699
Add: 184 Tran Quang Khai St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3848 3998
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Tel: (84-28) 3925 3736
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Tel: (84-28) 3825 6972
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Tel: (84-28) 3823 9922
Add: 11B Thai Van Lung St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 6291 8205
Add: 186-188 Le Thanh Ton St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3822 8066
Add: 68A Nguyen Hue Blv., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3829 2959
Add: 156 Le Thanh Ton St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3823 2063
Add: 74 Le Thi Rieng St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3925 5124
Add: 74 Bui Vien St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3837 0538
Add: 183 De Tham St., Dist.1
Tel: (84-28) 3920 8985
Add: 202 Le Thanh Ton St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3823 8890
Add: 120 Ly Tu Trong, Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3823 3981/ 3823 3982
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Tel: (84-28) 3823 9005
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Tel: (84-28) 3825 6704
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Tel: (84-28) 3910 4012
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Tel: (84-28) 3829 2185
Add: 70 Suong Nguyet Anh St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3832 5017
Add: 138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3825 7179
Add: 30 Dong Khoi St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3829 1364
Add: 80 Dong Khoi St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3824 8249/ 3829 9820
Add: 35 Hai Ba Trung St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3822 5909
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Tel: (84-28) 3823 0368
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Tel: (84-28) 3823 8042
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Tel: (84-28) 3823 1372
Add: 37 Dong Du St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3829 3029
Add: 55 - 57 Nguyen Hue St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3829 0437
Add: 34 Dong Khoi St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3822 3623
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Tel: (84-28) 3925 2616
Add: 197 De Tham St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3837 1894
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Tel: (84-28) 3520 4888
Add: 35 Dong Du St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3822 4814
Add: 160B Tran Hung Dao St., Dist. 1
Tel: (84-28) 3920 0079
Add: 175/16 Pham Ngu Lao St., Dist.1
Tel: (84-28) 3837 1910