Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's independence with a tour of the iconic Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City!
As 50-something travellers we are fascinated to see what Vietnam has done with its 50 years of reunification. In the first of our "Authentic VietNam Today" travel vlog series, we walk you through Independence Palace (or Reunification Palace) in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Follow us as we explore the building where Kissinger and Thieu coordinated the war efforts, where the Americans scrambled to evacuate, and where the North Vietnamese solidified their victory. The Palace that changed Vietnam history forever.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Independence Palace Short History
01:39 Palace Design
02:20 The Palace is attacked.
03:10 Presidential Meeting Rooms: President Thieu and Henry Kissinger
04:05 The tanks roll in
05:45 The presidential home
06:38 Darryl and Justine get lost (the first time)
06:57 The bunker, command centre and war rooms
09:57 Fighter aircraft
10:36 Darryl and Justine get lost (AGAIN)
14:26 Exhibition Hall
12:30 Our final review: wrap up
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Nguyen Thanh Trung (right) after the bombing of the Independence Palace in April 1975. Photo: TL: [ Ссылка ]
President Thieu: [ Ссылка ]
01 May 1975, Doc Lap Palace, Saigon - Fall of Saigon to North Vietnam - Image by © Francoise de Mulder/CORBIS
1975, Saigon, South Vietnam --- The fall of Saigon and its capture by north Vietnamese forces in 1975. --- Image by © Francoise de Mulder/CORBIS
02 Jun 1975, Saigon, South Vietnam --- Victorious North Vietnamese troops wash in the fountain of Saigon's Presidential Palace --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
30 Apr 1975, Saigon, South Vietnam --- Captured South Vietnamese soldiers sit on a broad lawn after North Vietnamese troops seize the presidential palace in Saigon. --- Image by © Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma/CORBIS
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Helicopter evacuation: Saigon-hubert-van-es, By [ Ссылка ] Hubert van Es, Fair use, [ Ссылка ]
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