State Guest House (Vietnam)
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The State Guest House (Vietnamese: Nhà khách Chính phủ) is a historical monument in Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam. It is presently used as a state guest house.
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State Guest House | |
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Native name Vietnamese: Nhà khách Chính phủ | |
Location | 12 Ngô Quyền street, Tràng Tiền, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam |
Area | 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft) (floor space) 117,000 m2 (1,260,000 sq ft) (site) |
Built for | French Governor of Tonkin |
Architect | Auguste Henri Vildieu |
Architectural style(s) | French Colonial |
Website | Government Guesthouse |
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The building is representative of French Colonial architecture in French Indochina. It formerly was the Residential palace of the Tonkin Governor (French: Le Palais du Résident Supérieur du Tonkin, Vietnamese: Dinh Thống Sứ Bắc Kỳ), built between 1918 and 1919 to house the French Governor of Tonkin. It was later renamed the Tonkin Palace (Vietnamese: Bắc Bộ Phủ) when the Viet Minh took over northern Vietnam.