The Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification Convention Hall or Reunification Hall, is a historic landmark and government owned public hall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Designed by architect Ngô Viet Thu, it served as the presidential palace, home and workplace of the president of the Republic of Vietnam. It was the site of the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975, when a tank of the Liberation Army of South Vietnam crashed through its gates, ending the Vietnam War.
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The palace is now preserved as a convention hall for state events, and also as a museum that is open to the public, and is a popular tourist attraction in Ho Chi Minh City.
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The completed hall was inaugurated on 31 October 1966 by the chairman of the National Leadership Committee, General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, who was then the head of a military junta.
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The Independence Palace (Vietnamese: Dinh Độc Lập), also publicly and officially known as the Reunification Convention Hall or simply Reunification Hall (Vietnamese: Hội trường Thống Nhất), is a historic landmark and government-owned public hall in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the presidential palace, home and workplace of
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata height (P2048) statement: 26.0
Wikidata item Q933384, property P2048 (height): 26.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Wikidata item Q933384, property P131/P17 (location): Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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