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Our guided tour of the Palace took us to the fortified area (bomb shelter) beneath the Palace where the President and his Generals commanded the military activity during the last days of the conflict.
The command centre is extensive and included a communications centre, mobile radio section, a spare radio station, war room including maps, the President's bedroom and large kitchen. It is well worth the time to visit this section of the Reunification Palace. Leave a Comment Address: 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, District 1, HCMCPhone: 0808 5038Directions: An easy 15 minute walk from the City Centre.Website: www.dinhdoclap.gov.vn Other Contact: dinhdoclap@dinhdoclap.gov.vn
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Reunification Palace or Independence Palace plays an important role in Vietnam history. On 30 April 1975 the tanks broke the gate open and a new era started in Vietnam. The building was built in 1966 to be the presidential palace of South Vietnam. The building hasn't been renovated since the take over of communists in 1975. There are guided tours which take about an hour and you can visit most of the rooms and hear about their stories. An interesting point is the high technology used more than 3 decades ago in this building coming from Japan. Entrance fee is 15000 Vietnamese Dong or 1 USD. Palace is open between 7:30 am to noon and from 1 pm to 5 pm. It is worth a visit if you want to get more involved in Vietnam history. Address: 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St.Phone: 0808 5038Directions: District 1 - City CenterWebsite: www.dinhdoclap.gov.vn
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 by shrimp56Leave a Comment Address: 106 Nguyen Du District 1Phone: +84 8 829 0629
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Reeunification palace or Thong Nhat Conference Hall is a Presidential Palace. It was built in 1865 on the grounds of Norodom Palace as a residence for the French Governor General of Cochinchina.It was designed by Western-trained architect Ngo Viet Thu. The construction was undertaken by Saigon engineers and was completed in 1966.
The five-story building consists of 100 rooms and chambers decorated with the finest modern Vietnamese arts and crafts. The ground floor room has a boat-shaped table that was often used for conferences. Upstairs, a room called Phu Dau Rong was where Nguyen Van Thieu received foreign delegations. The residential quarters are in the back of the building. On the third floor, there is a card-playing room. This floor also possesses a terrace with a heliport where a helicopter is parked. The fourth floor was used for dancing, and even had a casino. The most interesting part of the building is probably the basement containing a network of tunnels, a telecommunication centre, and a war room.
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Rntrance Ticket : 15,000 dong
Ticket sales : 7:30 am until 11:00 am and 13:00Pm until 16:00Pm.
Palace open: 7:30 Am until noon , 13:00 until 17:00 Pm
They also provide free guided tours ( English, French, Chinese and Japanese.
Some rooms in the palace are available for hire for meeting and banquets.
The palace also has facilities for celebrations such as weddings and birthday parties. Leave a Comment Address: Reunification PalacePhone: 0808 5038 or 0808 5037Directions: Thong Nhat Conference Hall is located on No.106 Nguyen Du Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.Website: www:dinhdoclap.gov.bn Other Contact: email: dinhdoclap@dinhdoclap.gov
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 by Unknownsu
The modern concrete structure was completed in 1966. Its construction was required when planes from South Vietnam's own air force bombed the old palace built by the French in an attempt to assasinate the then president. The buildng has been preserved more or less as it was back in 1975, so you can visit the President's office, cabinet room, banquet halls and other rooms belonging to both the public and private areas of the building. In the basement there are also bomb shelters, tunnels and war rooms. Leave a Comment
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 by SLLiew
You can imagine helicopters flying out on the roof tops and the Vietcong tanks rolling down through one of the fences of the Palace to take over from the South Vietnamese government.
There also an excellent souvenir shop at the end of the tour to browse and check out.
No doubt why it is renamed Reunification Palace. Highly recommended.
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Reunification Palace is a huge building that used to be the presidential mansion for South Vietnam. There was a building on this site that was built in 1871, however it was destroyed in an attempt on a former president's life. The current building was completed in 1966 and today it remains virtually unchanged since the end of the Vietnam War. The highlight of this palace is the downstairs command center with period maps of the Vietnam War, an old communication room, and other interesting tidbits.
Outside of the palace, there is a display of the famous tanks that rolled through the front gates marking an end to the democratic South Vietnamese government's rule.
Admission is around US$1 Leave a Comment
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 by dinhyenLeave a Comment Directions: In a gated compound, down the street from the Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Loved the helicopter out back and the tanks on the front lawn! Leave a Comment Address: D Nguyen Du
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 the palace by call_me_rhia
in Vietnamese. It's not a beautiful sight to behold... you can clearly see that the architects behind this design were communist. Perverse beauty I call it.
On April 30, 1975, Communist tanks smashed through the gates of this Palace... and you can still see one of these tanks in the courtyard. It's possible to visit the palace inside, and it has none of the grey concrete ugliness of the outside.
The rooms are airy, richly decorated and fashionable. There's even an unexpected circular sofa. You can also visit the war command room and the tunnels, one of which stretches as far as the Revolutionary Museum (formerly Gia Long Palace)
The palace is open open from 7:30 am to 11:00 am and from 1:00 pm to4:00 pm daily. Leave a Comment Address: 106 Nguyen DuPhone: +84 8 829 0629Directions: District 1
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