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The Presidential Palace of
It was built between 1900 and 1906 to house the French Governor-General of
File:Wohngebäude beim Präsidenten Palast Hanoi Vietnam.JPG, House No. 54 where President On February 27th, 2019,
The Presidential Palace of Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
(), located in the city of Hanoi
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
, currently is the official residence of the President of Vietnam
The president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, lit=Chairman of the nation of Socialist Republic of Vietnam) is the head of state of Vietnam, elected by the Vietnam Nat ...
. Before 1954, it was named the Palace of Governors-general
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of Indochina
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(, ).
History
It was built between 1900 and 1906 to house the French Governor-General of Indochina
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, constructed by Auguste Henri Vildieu, the official French architect for French Indochina
French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China),; vi, Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, , lit. 'East Ocean under French Control; km, ឥណ្ឌូចិនបារាំង, ; th, อินโดจีนฝรั่งเศส, ...
. Like most French Colonial architecture
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, the palace is pointedly European. The only visual cues that it is located in Vietnam at all are mango trees growing on the grounds.
The yellow
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palace stands behind wrought iron
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gates flanked by sentry box
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es. It incorporates elements of Italian Renaissance
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design, including:
* aedicules
*a formal piano nobile reached by a grand staircase
*broken pediment
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*classical columns
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*quoins
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When Vietnam achieved independence in 1954, Ho Chi Minh
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was claimed to have refused to live in the grand structure for symbolic reasons, although he still received state
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guests there, he eventually built a traditional Vietnamese stilt house and carp pond on the grounds. His house and the grounds were made into the Presidential Palace Historical Site in 1975.
The palace hosts government meetings. It is not open to the public, although one may walk around the grounds for a fee.
The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum ( vi, Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh) is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a large building located in the cen ...
is located nearby the palace.
Ho Chi Minh
(: ; born ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), commonly known as (' Uncle Hồ'), also known as ('President Hồ'), (' Old father of the people') and by other aliases, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman. He served as P ...
lived and worked from 1954 to 1958
File:Presidential House Hanoi 2803356508 5221a7a0da.jpg, Carp pond on the grounds of the palace
File:Prezidentský palác, Hanoj.jpg, Presidential Palace
File:Dinning room of Ho Chi Minh's house attached to the Presidential Palace, Hanoi 12-2010.JPG, Dining room of Ho Chi Minh's house attached to the Presidential Palace.
File:Bedroom of Ho Chi Minh's house attached to the Presidential Palace, Hanoi 12-2010.JPG, Bedroom of Ho Chi Minh's house attached to the Presidential Palace.
Donald Trump
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officially met for the second time Kim Jong-un in Hanoi's Presidential Palace.
See also
* Tonkin Palace in Hoàn Kiếm District built between 1915 and 1916 to house the governor ofTonkin
Tonkin, also spelled ''Tongkin'', ''Tonquin'' or ''Tongking'', is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain '' Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, includ ...
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{{French Colonial Architecture in Vietnam Palaces in Vietnam Official residences in Vietnam Presidential residences Government buildings completed in 1906 French colonial architecture in Vietnam Historical sites in Hanoi Governmental office in Hanoi 1906 establishments in French Indochina