State Guest House (Vietnam)
The State Guest House is a historical monument in Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam. It originally was the residential palace of the Tonkin Governor, built between 1918 and 1919 to house the French Governor of Tonkin. It was later renamed the Tonkin Palace when the Viet Minh took over northern Vietnam. The building is representative of French Colonial architecture in French Indochina. It is presently used as a state guest house.History
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 modern times, it is used as the State Guest House of the Vietnamese Government.Gallery
