On April 30, 1975, Communist tanks smashed through the gates of the Presidential Palace, symbol of the South Vietnamese government. Guides at the renamed Reunification Palace now offer daily tours to visitors. The Palace is also noted for its striking 1960s architecture, the creation of Paris-trained Vietnamese architect Ngo Viet Thu. Included on the tour are visits to conference rooms, the Presidential Receiving Room, basement tunnels and war room, telecommunications center and the residential quarters, as well as a back terrace complete with helipad. A video presentation of Vietnamese history is available in several languages.
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You've been had
by A Yahoo! Contributor on 2008-05-25
Those who've visited and think that you know history just because someone showed you a few pictures and claimed that that this was the "America...
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An Architectural Treat
by A Yahoo! Contributor on 2007-10-30
I had no expectations, I didn't research Vietnam before travelling there because I used a trusted travel agent to organise our tour. So, with o...
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What? No American Spin?
by drbones666 on 2007-06-17
History is written by the victors and the North won. Deal with it.For any serious student of the American War, a trip to Vietnam is a breath o...
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A must see with biased propaganda
by Pham T on 2007-03-15
To understand the VN war history, however there is too much propaganda giving too much credit to North VN communists while bashing the south pr...
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Nothing Special
by Martin Woo on 2007-03-05
I've been to Saigon for many times but this is my first visit to the Reunification Palace. In terms of architecture, yes it's a marvel and the ...
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i want to live in Viet Nam
by jimiminh on 2007-02-27
I like in Viet Nam where i was born and live.City life also offers people many moral benefits, help me open-mined. This place can have the best...
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