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THONG NHAT CONFERENCE HALL |
Thong Nhat Conference Hall is situated at
106 Nguyen Du street in Ho chi Minh City. Originally Norodom
Palace and the Palace of Indochina's Governor General, it was
built in 1868. Until 1954, Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnam's
President, lived and worked in Norodom Palace.
In 1962, the palace was heavily bombed by diem's own air force (he
was that popular). He commanded the remains to be destroyed and
had a new structure built: Independence Palace. The new building
was built on a 120,000 sq.m area and itself covered 2,000 sq.m. |
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It included a basement, three main floors, two mezzanines,
one terrace and one upper floor. There are a total of hundreds
of rooms in the palace, each decorated according to its
function. It also features two exhibition rooms, a 33-room
guest-house and numerous entertainment services such as tennis
courts.
On April 30, 1975, the tanks of the northern army broke through
the gates of Independence Palace, and what remained of the
southern government, 45 members and the recently-appointed
President Duong Van Minh, surrendered without condition. |
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After reunification, Independence Palace became the headquarters
of the city's Military Administration Committee. The political
consultation for national unification was held in this palace, which
was renamed the Thong Nhat Conference Hall.
Nowadays, the site has become a historic, cultural relic attracting
domestic as well as international visitors.
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