Independence Palace, a Historical Witness of Vietnamese War, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ

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Hi ๐Ÿ‘‹Fellows, how are you all? I hope you're all safe and sound ๐Ÿ’“. Today I am going to share with you a great historical monument by witnessing great changes in Ho Chi Minh City's unique history after Vietnamese war!! Yes, I am going to talking ๐Ÿ‘„ about the Independence Palace.

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Independence Palace, also known as Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ

I was going there in the morning at 7:30 am. My hotel ๐Ÿจ was near the Palace in District 1. So I preferred walking ๐Ÿ˜. The weather was cool๐Ÿ˜Ž and Sky was clear ๐Ÿ‘Œ.

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I took this picture ๐Ÿ“ท from the front side. This Palace is surrounded by a very high iron fence.

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This is the main gate of the Independence Palace.

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Waiting for tickets

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The beautiful ๐Ÿ˜ and calm Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street.

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Front view of the Palace, there is a big fountain โ›ฒ๐Ÿ˜ณ exactly sitting in the middle of the green lawn ๐Ÿ˜€.

Independence Palace is listed as a historical monument as a witness of Vietnamese War. The building has the essence of Eastern culture ๐Ÿ˜ฎ. Throughout the heroic battles, this amazing architecture had witnessed almost every high and low of Vietnamese War.

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In front of the Palace I took this photo ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‘Œ.

Let's talk a little bit about history!!

The French government started to design and build a mansion as a government residence in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City aka Old Saigon in 1868 during the war. Then it was called Norodom Palace. This Palace was fully completed in 1871. After free from French colonisation the new president of Vietnam ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Ngo Dinh Diem changed the name of Palace into independence Palace ๐Ÿ˜€.

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There is a big garden full of old trees ๐ŸŒณ around here ๐Ÿ˜€.

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The little witness of Vietnamese War. Or you can call it War junkies๐Ÿ˜ถ.

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The entrance of Palace building

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A big conference room for colonial meetings.

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Dining Hall for imperial guests.

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A great artwork ๐Ÿ‘Œ. This balcony is the witness of great architectural design ๐Ÿ‘Œ.

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I took these photos from the balcony. This parking lot creates really amazing artwork ๐Ÿ˜. And the white flowers are creating another dimension in the frame ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ˜.

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Wow these lovely orchids are something to lay on. ๐Ÿ˜

I stayed there for 3 hours. It's a big place, and I need lots of time to visit the whole area. And there was a small food court. But I did buy some food. I enjoyed my whole time visiting here. And it was fun. After that I went for my another journey ๐Ÿ˜Œ. I hope you people enjoyed my experience in Independence Palace. If you like then give yourself a chance to visit there. See you soon ๐Ÿ˜Š. Lots of love โค. Bye ๐Ÿ‘‹

Note๐Ÿ“:
Opening time from 7:30 to 11:30 am every morning and 1 pm to 5 pm every afternoon.

Entrance fees are 40 VND for adults and 20 VND for students and 10 VND for kids.

But there are probably other types of Entrance fees depending on some events or exhibitions ๐Ÿค”.

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