1. The Independence Palace
2. The yard and the fountain in front of the Independence Palace
3. The back of the Independence Palace
4. The front-gate
5. Places inside the Independence Palace
6. Brief historic summary of the Independence Palace
1. The Independence Palace
2. The yard and the fountain in front of the Independence Palace
3. The back of the Independence Palace
4. The front-gate
The Independence Palace gate borders on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street.
Buses or other vehicles are not allowed to stop at the Independence Palace's gate.
5. Places inside
Inside the Independence Palace, there are many rooms as follows. Click the photos to see more about each room of the Independence Palace.
6. Brief historic summary of the Independence Palace:
In 1858, French Colonialists attacked Da Nang Province in the middle of Vietnam to invade Vietnam, starting the war. In 1867, the French had occupied six provinces of the South. In 1868, the French Government started to have a Palace built at the center of Saigon. The Palace was started constructing on Feb. 23, 1868 and completed in 1871. From 1871 to 1887, the Palace was called the Governor General’s Palace of the South Part. The palace's name was NORODOM’s Palace.
From 1887 to 1945, the building was used by many French Governors General as a residing and working place.
On March 9, 1945, Japanese fascists’ revolution occupied Indochina, Norodom’s Palace then became the working place of the Japanese Government in Vietnam. From Sept. 1945, the fascists failed in the World War II, Norodom’s Palace was returned to the French.
In 1954, the French Colonialists withdrew from Vietnam. The American invaded the South, Vietnam was divided into 2 regions, the North was under the regime of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, while the South was of the Republic of Vietnam. Saigon ruling representative-Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem changed the Norodom's Palace to the Palace of Independence. Since then it became the residence of Ngo Dinh Diem's family.
On Feb. 27, 1962, Nguyen Van Cu and Pham Phu Quoc of the overthrowing side driving 2 AD6 bombing planes collapsed the whole main part of the Palace left wing. The Palace could not be restored. Ngo Dinh Diem, however, decided to have a new building built right on the former ground.
Ngo Dinh Diem was killed on Nov. 02, 1963 by the overthrowing side. Nguyen Van Thieu was the one who lived in the Independence Palace the longest from October 1967 to April 21, 1975.
With historical Ho Chi Minh City campaign, at 10.45h of April 30, 1975, a tank number 843 of the liberation army struck the side gate of the Independence Palace, and a tank with the number 390 knocked the main gate, entering advancingly to the Palace. The people of 2 seperated regions have been reunited in one home. Vietnamese people successfully won.
Today, the Palace of Independence has the name of Reunification Palace. It becomes a well-known cultural historical relic which is visited by a very large number of foreign and Vietnamese tourists.
Read more:
* Looking outside from the Independence Palace <<< * The first lady's reception room in the Independence Palace
* The library in the Independence Palace
* The war room of the president in the Independence Palace
* The kitchen in the Independence Palace
* The President's national reception room in the Independence Palace Saigon
* The vice president's reception room in the Independence Palace
* The president's international reception room in the Independence Palace
* The map room in the Independence Palace
Subject: Independence Palace
Description: Independence Palace where the president lived and worked.
Date: June 28, 2010
Place: Independence Palace, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street, in HCM city, in Vietnam
By: Member Edwin
