Passing by the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, we headed to Văn Phòng Chủ Tịch Nước, the presidential palace...
The ceremonial guard looks at the passers by...
An enchanting bamboo grove at the entrance to the palace...
Strict do's and don'ts...
The first glimpse of the palace...
The palace was built between 1900 and 1906 to house the French Governor-General of Indochina. It was constructed by Auguste Henri Vildieu, the official French architect for French Indochina. The architecture of the palace is distinctly French colonial amidst a mango trees grove.
The emblem of Vietnam adorns the facade...
When Vietnam achieved independence in 1954, Ho Chi Minh was claimed to have refused to live in the grand structure for symbolic reasons, although he still received state guests here,..
Access to the palace wasn't permitted, but we were free to roam around in the grounds...
But the yellow of the palace stood out everywhere...
A clearer view...
The main gate...
Uncle Ho's garage...
He used to drive around in these cars...
The carp pond that Uncle Ho constructed...
The traditional and austere Vietnamese stilt house that Uncle Ho used as his residence, leaving the Presidential Palace for official ceremonies...
The bridge over the carp pond...
Rear of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum...
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