Reunification Palace (Independence Palace)

Reunification Palace (Independence Palace)

Opening hours: 7:30–11:00, 13:30–15:30 Ticket: 4,000 VND Special regulations: Guided tours in English are available at the entrance; no self-guided exploration allowed.

Reunification Palace is a massive four-story white building covering an area of 120,000 square meters. It served as the presidential palace of the former South Vietnamese government. The building houses 100 ornately decorated halls and rooms of varying sizes, meeting various needs such as diplomacy, banquets, entertainment, residence, and military command. The courtyard design mirrors the symmetrical layout of the building, creating a cohesive and harmonious whole.

Originally built in 1868 as a French neoclassical structure, it initially served as the Governor-General’s Palace of French Indochina in Saigon. In 1954, it was handed over to the then Saigon government and renamed Independence Palace. In the 1960s, the original building was destroyed in a bombing and was replaced by the current structure on the same site. After the reunification of North and South Vietnam, it was renamed Reunification Palace.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969), the founding father of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the first Chairman of the Vietnamese Workers' Party, and a great proletarian revolutionary. Born on May 19, 1890, in Nghe An Province, Vietnam, he worked as a teacher, seaman, and laborer in his early years. He joined the Communist Party in France in 1920, studied in the Soviet Union in 1923, attended the Fifth Comintern Congress in 1924, and engaged in revolutionary activities in China from the end of that year until 1927. In February 1930, he led the establishment of the Communist Party of Indochina. In 1941, he initiated the creation of... More details about Ho Chi Minh ++