Orginally called Norodom Palce and Palce if Indochina Governor General, it was built in 1868 and inaugurated in 1873.
After 1954, Ngô Đình Diệm, South Viet Nam’s President, and his family lived and worked in Norodom Palace. In 1963, this palace was heavily destroyed by bombs. President Diệm commanded the remains to be destroyed and to build a new palace to be called Độc Lập Palace or Independence Palce. The new palace was built on a 120,000m2 area and covered 4,500m2. It is included a basement, 3 main floors, 2 mezzanines, one terrace, and one upper floor. There are a total of 95 rooms in the Palace, each decorated according to its function. The Palace also features two exhibition room, a 33-room guest house, and numerous entertainment services such as tennis courts and stilt houses.
On April 30,1975, the tanks of liberation army entered the Independence Palace, and the Goverment, including 45 members and president Dương Văn Minh, surrendered without condition.
After the liberation, The Independence Palace became the headquarters of the city’s military administration committee. The political consultation for nation unification was held in this palace which was renamed Thống Nhất Palace or Reunification Palace.
Nowadays, Thống Nhất Palace has become a historic, cultural relic attracting domestic as well as international visitors.
Thống nhất Place is situated at 135 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, Bến Nghé Ward, District 1, HCMC, open from 7:30am to 11am and 1pm to 4pm daily
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