Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History

The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Lịch sử Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is located in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, next to the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Built by architect Auguste Delaval, it held only 2,893 artifacts when it first opened in 1929, growing to over 30,000 by the end of the 20th century. It also houses about 25,000 books, making it a mecca for archaeology.