State Guest House
Native name
Vietnamese: Nhà khách Chính phủ
Tonkin Palace functions as Vietnam's State Guesthouse today
Location12 Ngô Quyền street, Tràng Tiền, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Area15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft) (floor space)
117,000 m2 (1,260,000 sq ft) (site)
Built forFrench Governor of Tonkin
ArchitectAuguste Henri Vildieu
Architectural style(s)French Colonial
WebsiteGovernment Guesthouse
State Guest House (Vietnam) is located in Vietnam
State Guest House (Vietnam)
Location of State Guest House in Vietnam

The State Guest House (Vietnamese: Nhà khách Chính phủ) is a historical monument in Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam. It is presently used as a state guest house.

The building is representative of French Colonial architecture in French Indochina. It formerly was the Residential palace of the Tonkin Governor (French: Le Palais du Résident Supérieur du Tonkin, Vietnamese: Dinh Thống Sứ Bắc Kỳ), built between 1918 and 1919 to house the French Governor of Tonkin. It was later renamed the Tonkin Palace (Vietnamese: Bắc Bộ Phủ) when the Viet Minh took over northern Vietnam.

History

Residence of the Governor of Tonkin

The palace was built by Auguste Henri Vildieu between 1918 and 1919 to house the French Governor of Tonkin.

The building was the location of Viet Minh's takeover of northern Vietnam, following the August Revolution in 1945.[1]

On December 20, 1946, French Army started a battle to capture Tonkin Palace from Viet Minh, which was a long and fierce battle during the early stage of the Indochina War. After 6 attacks, 122 casualties, 4 tanks loss, French Army occupied Tonkin Palace.

After the partition of Vietnam, it became the state guest house of North Vietnam, while South Vietnam had the state guest house at Nguyễn Du Street, Nhà khách 108 Nguyễn Du, and close to the Independence Palace.

In modern times, it is used as the State Guest House of the Vietnamese Government.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Cách mạng tháng Tám - kỷ nguyên mới của dân tộc Việt Nam | Chính trị | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". 11 August 2015.

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