Reunification Palace (orginally called something else) was built in 1966 to work as South Viet Nam's Presidential Palace. It has rooms for the President and his or her family, meeting rooms and a cabinet room for the government. On 30 April 1975, North Viet Nam tanks (pictured below) crashed through the gates and Saigon surrendered. The building was renamed 'Reunification Palace', to represent the reunification of Viet Nam. Nothing has been changed since 1975, although the building is still used by the government for official meetings on occasion.
Me and 'Uncle Ho':
Replica of the President's escape helicoper. On the fateful day, someone else buggered off with it, and it has never been recovered. The red circles in the foreground are when North Viet Nam bombs landed during the assault.
Replicas of the actual tanks that burst through the gates. The real ones are usually housed in an Hanoi museum, but often go on tours of the counrty.
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