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Dinh Doc Lap - Independence Palace
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Dinh
Doc Lap or Independence Palace was completed in 1966 after three years of
construction. The plans were drawn by Mr. Ngo Viet Thu, winner of the
architectural excellence prize in Rome. The palace was built on the original
site of the French governor's headquarters in the 19th century. |
President Diem
commissioned Mr. Thu to design the new palace and supervised its
construction. Unfortunately, the president was assassinated shortly after
construction started. The Palace became the home of then President of South
Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu until the fall of Saigon in 1975. It is now called
the Reunification Hall with all the original furnishings still kept intact. |
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