Independence Palace
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10°46′37″N 106°41′43″E / 10.77694°N 106.69528°E
| Independence Palace | |
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Dinh Độc Lập | |
 View of the palace in 2019 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Presidential Palace |
| Address | 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, Bến Thành, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Construction started | 1 July 1962 |
| Completed | 31 October 1966 |
| Height | 26 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Floor area | 120,000 sq m |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ngô Viết Thụ |
| Civil engineer | Phan Văn Điển |
The Independence Palace (Vietnamese: Dinh Độc Lập), also publicly known as the Reunification Convention Hall (Vietnamese: Hội trường Thống Nhất), is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the home and workplace of the president of the Republic of Vietnam. It was the site of the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 that ended the Vietnam War, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates.
History
Republic of Vietnam
Construction of the current Independence Palace was ordered by President
The construction of the palace started on 1 July 1962. Meanwhile, Diệm and his ruling family moved to
On 8 April 1975,
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
In November 1975, after the negotiation convention between the communist North Vietnam and their colleagues in South Vietnam was completed, the Provisional Revolutionary Government renamed the palace Reunification Hall (Hội trường Thống Nhất).
The palace is depicted on the 200-đồng note of South Vietnam.
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President's Office in the Hall -
The old war room underneath the palace -
Roof of Reunification Palace -
The Banquet Chamber in the Independence Hall -
Ministers' cabinet room -
Conference hall -
Vietnamese T-54 tank in the gardens at the entrance of the palace
References
- ^ Planet, Lonely. "Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam".
- ^ "Independence Palace, a monument to the Vietnam war". 25 April 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Dinh Doc Lap – Independence Palace
- Article about Reunification Palace The New York Times Magazine, 12 January 2003