Symbol of the history of Vietnam Reunification

t was built in 1873 by the French who had put water on the Colonial originally, and governor of French Cochin China, the building was used by the French governor of Cochin China to the 1945 World War II was terminated.
It was renamed the "independent palace" after then, France withdrew in Geneva agreement after the conclusion of 1954, the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) was established in 1955.
However, it was torn down after the time of the coup in 1962, was badly damaged by bombing by fighter South Vietnamese Army officer to steer.
In 1966, was rebuilt as a modern architecture of the four-story by Ngo Viet Chu architect of South Vietnam, Vietnam until the end of the war was used as the official residence and Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Vietnam.
Rush defeated the fence of this building in the Vietnam War at the conclusion of the April 30, 1975, tanks of the North Vietnamese Army, which entered the Saigon city was Executive Office of the President at that time, the capital of South Vietnam Saigon was fall. Is the end of the Vietnam War de facto.
In 1976, renamed the "Reunification Palace" after the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a unified nation of communism is established, it is preserved exactly South Vietnam President's Office at the time now, and are open to the public as a museum de facto in addition, some rooms in the building such as those used in international conferences.

Spectacular room of more than 100 large and small, such as the observation deck on the top floor and exhibition room enough.