INDEPENDENCE PALACE

INDEPENDENCE PALACE This is the place marking the complete victory of anti-American resistance war, libration of the South and national reunification. Originally called Norodom Palace and Palace of Indochina Governor General, the Independence Palace was built in 1868 and inaugurated in 1871. After 1954, Ngo Dinh Diem, South Viet Nam’s Presdent, and his family lived and worked in the Norodom Palace. He decided to renamed it the Independence Palace. In 1962, this palace was heavily destroyed by bombs. President Diem commanded the remains to be destroyed and to rebuild the palace It was designed by Western-trained architect Ngo Viet Thu. The construction was undertaken by Sai Gon engineers and was completed in 1966. #INDEPENDENCE PALACE #independencepalace #hochiminhcity #vietnam #vietnamtravel #historicculture #awesomepic #instatravel #trip #design