Dragon Hotel

The President Palace

The President Palace – the most important relic campaign of Viet Nam.

3KM from hotel

When you come to Dragon Hotel, you can’t miss the change to visit the President Palace – the official home of Viet Nam’s president during the time after the reunion of the country. It is located approximately 3 Km from the hotel, carrying the important historical value of Vietnamese people.

It is a building used as the official workplace for the president and senior executives of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. This building Locates at the campus nearby Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ba Dinh square. It is also the venue for the reception of the head of state or foreign governments when they officially visit Viet Nam.

In 1883, after capturing Ha Noi capital, the French colonialists rebuilt the city by renovating the infrastructure so that a new Ha Noi was created, including the headquarters of Indochina General Governor, serving the first colonial exploitation. Indochina General Governor was designed by French architect Charles Lichtenfelder and built within 5 years. The building was completed in 1906 with the most majestic appearance and magnitude at that time in Viet Nam. In 15 years, President Ho Chi Minh welcomed more than 1,000 domestic and foreign delegations. And he also read greeting letters for Lunar New Year Day many times in this place.