Although many westerners still imagine Vietnam through the lens of war, it is in reality a country filled with captivating natural beauty and tranquil village life.
Reunification Palace (formerly known as Independence Palace) was build on the site of the Norodom Palace, a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City and designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ. As Vietnam was split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam, the building served as presidential home and workplace. Today in most locals' minds, the palace is remembered vividly as a marked end to the war, just like the fall of Berlin Wall, as the North Vietnamese tank crashed its gates on April 30th, 1975.
The complex has a beautiful guest-chamble with a garden and square. From the designing to the constructing step, it was highly influenced by the French architecture. From late 19th century to 1954, the palace was used as office for the Governor of Cochinchina, before being handed over to Viet Minh in 1954 and later to the President of Republic of Vietnam in 1956.
Vietnam.
The complex has a beautiful guest-chamble with a garden and square. From the designing to the constructing step, it was highly influenced by the French architecture. From late 19th century to 1954, the palace was used as office for the Governor of Cochinchina, before being handed over to Viet Minh in 1954 and later to the President of Republic of Vietnam in 1956.
Vietnam.
Reunification Palace (formerly known as Independence Palace) was build on the site of the Norodom Palace, a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City and designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ. As Vietnam was split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam, the building served as presidential home and workplace. Today in most locals' minds, the palace is remembered vividly as a marked end to the war, just like the fall of Berlin Wall, as the North Vietnamese tank crashed its gates on April 30th, 1975.
The complex has a beautiful guest-chamble with a garden and square. From the designing to the constructing step, it was highly influenced by the French architecture. From late 19th century to 1954, the palace was used as office for the Governor of Cochinchina, before being handed over to Viet Minh in 1954 and later to the President of Republic of Vietnam in 1956.
Vietnam.
The complex has a beautiful guest-chamble with a garden and square. From the designing to the constructing step, it was highly influenced by the French architecture. From late 19th century to 1954, the palace was used as office for the Governor of Cochinchina, before being handed over to Viet Minh in 1954 and later to the President of Republic of Vietnam in 1956.
Vietnam.
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