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Home  Cambodia  China  Cuba  Egypt  Estonia  Galapagos  Iceland  Kamchatka  Karakoram  Laos  Lundy Island  Nepal  New Zealand  Patagonia  Prague  Russian Cities  Scottish  Highlands  Sierra Nevada  Thailand  Tibet  Vietnam  China Beach  Cu Chi Tunnels  Halong Bay  Hanoi  Hoi An  Hue  Mekong Delta  Saigon  Email /  Feedback	Saigon     -     War Museum Saigon, offically known as Ho Chi Min City is the largest city in Vietnam and is located near the Mekong Delta. It was the main port of Cambodia, before being annexed by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. It was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina, and later of the independent state of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. Choose a category from the menu General   |   Notre Dam Cathedral   |   Reunification Palace   |   War Museum War Museum Click a thumbnail for a larger picture Operated by the Vietnamese government, the museum was opened in September 1975 as the "The House for Displaying War Crimes of American Imperialism and the Puppet Government of South Vietnam" Later it was known as the Museum of American War Crimes, then as the War Crimes Museum until as recently as 1993. Its current name follows liberalisation in Vietnam and the normalisation of relations with the United States, but the museum does not attempt to be politically balanced.
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