The State Guest House ( vi, Nhà khách Chính phủ) is a historical monument in
Hoàn Kiếm District,
Hanoi
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, Vietnam. It is presently used as a
state guest house
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The building is representative of
French Colonial
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architecture in
French Indochina
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. It formerly was the Residential palace of the Tonkin Governor (french: Le Palais du Résident Supérieur du Tonkin, vi, Dinh Thống Sứ Bắc Kỳ), built between 1918 and 1919 to house the
French Governor of
Tonkin
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. It was later renamed the Tonkin Palace ( vi, Bắc Bộ Phủ) when the
Viet Minh
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took over northern Vietnam.
History
The palace was built by
Auguste Henri Vildieu between 1918 and 1919 to house the French Governor of
Tonkin
Tonkin, also spelled ''Tongkin'', ''Tonquin'' or ''Tongking'', is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain ''Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, includi ...
.
The building was the location of
Viet Minh
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's takeover of northern Vietnam, following the
August Revolution
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.
In modern times, it is used as the State Guest House of the
Vietnamese Government
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.
Gallery
File:Bacbophu.jpg, Tonkin Palace at night
See also
*
Presidential Palace in
Ba Đình District
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, built between 1900 and 1906 to house the French Governor-General of Indochina
*Guest house 108 Nguyen Du (Nhà khách 108 Nguyễn Du) in
Saigon
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, was the former state guest house of
South Vietnam
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Historical sites in Hanoi
Buildings and structures in Hanoi
French colonial architecture in Vietnam
State guesthouses