Freedom palace

1968 after completion of conquering Six provinces of the South, the French colonialists built here a palace. At first the palace was the residence of the Governor General of the South. From 1887 (Oct. 17, 1887), when the French President signed the decree to establish the federal of Indochina, the Palace became the French Governor Generals Residency called Norodoms Palace.

1954, after the failure in Dien Bien Phu, under Geneva agreement the French expeditionary Corps had to withdraw from Vietnam. On Sept. 07, 1954 General Paul Ely, High Commissioner Commanding the French army in Indochina on behalf of France handed over Norodoms Palace to the representative of Saigon ruler who was Prime Minister NGO DINH DIEM. This transferring ceremony was considered as the symbol for the national independence therefore on Sept. 08, 1954 NGO DINH DIEM officially changed Norodoms Palace into the Palace of Independence.

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