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The Independence Palace, also publicly known as the Reunification Convention Hall, is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the home and workplace of the president of the Republic of Vietnam. It was the site of the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 that ended the Vietnam War, when a North …
The Independence Palace, also publicly known as the Reunification Convention Hall, is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the home and workplace of the president of the Republic of 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.
  • Completed: 31 October 1966
  • Address: 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, Bến Thành, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Construction started: 1 July 1962
  • Height: 26 m
  • Floor count: 4
  • Floor area: 120,000 sq m
  • Architect(s): Ngô Viết Thụ
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