Historic site

Independence Palace

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Tips from locals

Lily
September 15, 2022
Reunification Palace was the former home of the president of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The building is also steeped in history as this is also the spot where the North Vietnamese invaded in 1975 and Ho Chi Minh City surrendered. The building looks much as it would have done in 1966 and you can take a free guided tour here which will fill you in on the cultural and historical significance of this monument to the Vietnam War.
Reunification Palace was the former home of the president of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The building is also steeped in history as this is also the spot where the North Vietnamese invaded in 1975 and Ho Chi Minh City surrendered. The building looks much as it would have done in 1966 and…
Phuong
July 31, 2022
There is a guided tour at the Independence Palace to get the most out of the history. There are two cafes at the front and back gates of the Palace that are worth enjoying.
Long
July 8, 2022
Historic event of country reunification.
TyTy'S
June 17, 2022
A historical place about the war between Viet Nam and the U.S in the twentieth century. It's on centre of the city, easily come and beautiful scene.
Tam Hien
April 12, 2022
Search Independence Palace (Dinh Độc Lập), also publicly known as Reunification Convention Hall (Vietnamese: Hội trường Thống Nhất), is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam. It was the site of the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 that ended the Vietnam War, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates.

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135 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa
Ho Chi Minh City