329:
294:
36:
52:
59:
354:
central pavilion had marble floors, while the other floors were tiled. The palace was T-shaped, and had two rows of arched windows along the front, looking out on the city. Offices and official reception rooms were on the ground floor, with the governor's residential rooms above. The leg of the T held the reception hall and adjoining ballrooms, surrounded by lush foliage. As reported by the
386:
left, the council chamber, the dining room, the telegraph room and the secretariat of the Privy
Council; and in the middle, a magnificent hall with a double marble staircase by which one ascends to the first floor rooms. At the end of the hall is the richly decorated ceremonial room, which backs perpendicularly onto the rear facade of the palace and may easily accommodate 800 guests.
376:
tons, iron frame – 150 tons, masons’ pay – 52,600 francs, carpenters – 22,105 francs, stone cutters – 25,661 francs, roof–coverers – 7,618 francs, blacksmiths – 805 francs, non–skilled workers – 32,580 francs. The finishing and decoration work was carried on until 1875. The total cost of the Palace amounted to 4,714,662 francs.
381:
supply 500 litres (110 imp gal; 130 US gal) of clean water daily to the palace. There was debate about whether to create a large lawn in the 200 metres (660 ft) long space between the main entrance and the front steps, or whether to install a water feature. It was described in 1885 as follows,
363:
entablatures, that is to say 10 meters above the ground, and when the frame of the ground floor and that of the first floor have been installed, the basic construction work up to the first floor will be completed. If the iron frame is received as scheduled, this building could be inaugurated in
January 1870.
385:
The palace has a facade not less than 80 metres in length, with two pavilions at either end and a central dome, access ramp and covered stairway. The ground floor, raised above a basement and containing kitchens and ancillary rooms, contains: on the right, offices, the cabinet of the
Governor; on the
375:
Following are some figures concerning the materials used and a breakdown of manpower cost by Sept. 25, 1869: concrete – 581 cubic meters, granite blocks – 2,000 m3, sand – 2,890 m3, lime –1,280 m3, granite stones – 600 m3, cement – 151 tons, bricks – 4,860,000 units, tiles – 100,000, frame wood – 802
380:
The facade was 80 metres (260 ft) long, and it was placed in the center of a rectangle 400 by 300 metres (1,310 by 980 ft). The park covered 13 hectares (32 acres). Eight main roads extended from the road that ran round the park and the palace. As of 1872 a large cistern was being built to
353:
The Saigon
Governor's Palace was intended to impress the local people with France's power and wealth. The building was in neo-Baroque style. The walls were in yellow stucco, on foundations of granite imported from France. The facade was decorated by carvings in smooth white stone, also imported. The
340:
turned out to be waterlogged and the foundations required constant repair to counteract subsidence throughout the building's life. Most of the materials were imported from France, adding to the cost. Completion of construction was celebrated informally on 25 September 1869 with a banquet and a ball
362:
The foundation is from 3 to 3m50 deep, representing a total of 2,436 cubic metres. 2,000,000 bricks have been used; the basement floor of fine blue Bien Hoa granite has been completed. The floor above, serving as ground floor and where the reception halls are located, is completed up to the
268:
It contained the residence of the
Governor of Cochinchina, administrative offices, reception rooms and ballrooms. The imposing and very expensive neo-Baroque building was intended to impress the people of Saigon with the power and wealth of the French. In 1887 the main seat of government in
399:. The Governor of Cochinchina became a Lieutenant Governor, and a less pretentious residence was created for him by adapting a nearby trade exhibition hall that was under construction, completed in 1890. For the rest of the French colonial era the palace, also known as
317:, who had met him in Hong Kong. Hermitte's priority was to design a new Governor's Mansion since the existing wooden building was in disrepair. La Grandière laid the cornerstone for this building on 23 March 1868, a block of blue granite from
445:
Given the Hong Kong connection, this article follows the
British convention of referring to the ground floor, above which is the first floor. In American terminology these would be the first and second
277:, and soon after the Lieutenant Governor of Cochinchina moved to a new, less pretentious mansion. The building continued to be used for ceremonial purposes, and became the residence of the President of
403:, was used only for ceremonial purposes and by Governors General when they visited Saigon. Subsidence often forced costly repairs to the foundations. The central dome had to be replaced in 1893.
345:. Dupré moved into the building that year, and the decorations were completed in 1875. The total cost was 12 million francs, over a quarter of the budget for public works in Cochinchina.
328:
406:
On 7 September 1954 the French handed the palace over to the South
Vietnamese government, which renamed it Independence Palace and used it as the presidential palace of
689:
669:
138:
422:
425:
two airplanes bombed the building and demolished the left wing. President Diệm then ordered the whole building demolished and the present
301:
In 1865 a competition for a new gubernatorial palace in Saigon was announced. There were two entries, one of which may perhaps have been
51:
336:
Work on the huge governor's palace began in earnest when
Hermitte brought in skilled workmen from Canton and Hong Kong. The site of the
293:
35:
626:
679:
281:
in 1954. It was bombed and badly damaged during an attempted coup in 1962, torn down and replaced by the present
341:
for everyone involved in the project. The final, formal opening of the palace took place in 1873 under
Governor
306:
131:
104:
684:
395:
In
October 1887 Cochinchina became part of the Indo-Chinese Union, whose governor-general was based in
407:
302:
215:
321:
containing a lead coffer that in turn contained newly-minted gold, silver and copper coins of
616:
577:
411:
342:
8:
426:
310:
282:
265:, was a government building in Saigon, French Cochinchina, built between 1868 and 1873.
252:
238:
608:
604:
309:, later made Hermitte head of his architectural department, as recommended by admirals
622:
270:
124:
674:
642:
228:
663:
318:
314:
278:
153:
140:
578:"The Hôtel du Gouvernment in Saigon: Capital of our Cochinchina territories"
322:
415:
595:
Davies, Stephen (2014), "Achille-Antoine Hermitte (1840–70?)",
114:
396:
274:
618:
Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery of Vietnam's Madame Nhu
543:
541:
539:
507:
505:
503:
490:
488:
486:
597:
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch
536:
643:"Saigon's Palais Norodom – A Palace Without Purpose"
526:
524:
522:
520:
500:
483:
471:
459:
58:
603:, Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch: 201–216,
16:
Head of state residence in Saigon, French Indochina
553:
517:
410:. Later, Diệm had his brother and sister in law,
661:
690:Demolished buildings and structures in Vietnam
332:The palace being lit up in the evening in 1922
670:Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City
305:'s. The Governor of Cochinchina, Admiral
327:
292:
575:
559:
662:
640:
614:
594:
547:
530:
511:
494:
477:
465:
40:The Governor's Palace in Saigon, 1873
75:Norodom Palace, Independence Palace
13:
418:, moved into the palace with him.
14:
701:
615:Demery, Monique Brinson (2013),
423:coup attempt on 27 February 1962
390:
57:
50:
34:
288:
576:Charton, Edouard, ed. (1872),
439:
1:
641:Doling, Tim (6 August 2014),
590:– via Historic Vietnam
453:
348:
234:Palais du Gouverneur, Saigon
28:Palais du Gouverneur, Saigon
7:
307:Pierre-Paul de La Grandière
10:
706:
568:
211:
206:
198:
193:
185:
177:
169:
130:
120:
110:
100:
92:
84:
79:
71:
45:
33:
26:
21:
432:
429:was built in its place.
303:Achille-Antoine Hermitte
225:Saigon Governor's Palace
216:Achille-Antoine Hermitte
154:10.776944°N 106.695278°E
27:
22:Saigon Governor's Palace
680:Presidential residences
609:jroyaaisasocihkb.54.201
244:Dinh Thống đốc, Sài Gòn
207:Design and construction
96:Head of state residence
582:Le Magasin Pittoresque
388:
378:
365:
333:
298:
256:
242:
232:
383:
373:
360:
358:on 20 December 1868,
331:
296:
247:), also known as the
159:10.776944; 106.695278
338:Palais du Gouverneur
427:Independence Palace
311:Pierre-Gustave Roze
283:Independence Palace
263:Independence Palace
261:) and then renamed
150: /
101:Architectural style
80:General information
685:Palaces in Vietnam
356:Courrier de Saigon
334:
299:
297:The palace in 1896
343:Marie Jules Dupré
221:
220:
194:Technical details
72:Alternative names
697:
655:
654:
653:
647:Historic Vietnam
637:
636:
635:
611:
591:
589:
588:
563:
557:
551:
545:
534:
528:
515:
509:
498:
492:
481:
475:
469:
463:
447:
443:
271:French Indochina
165:
164:
162:
161:
160:
155:
151:
148:
147:
146:
143:
125:French Indochina
61:
60:
54:
38:
19:
18:
705:
704:
700:
699:
698:
696:
695:
694:
660:
659:
658:
651:
649:
633:
631:
629:
621:, Hachette UK,
586:
584:
571:
566:
558:
554:
546:
537:
529:
518:
510:
501:
493:
484:
476:
472:
464:
460:
456:
451:
450:
444:
440:
435:
393:
351:
291:
158:
156:
152:
149:
144:
141:
139:
137:
136:
67:
66:
65:
64:
63:
62:
41:
29:
17:
12:
11:
5:
703:
693:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
657:
656:
638:
628:978-1610392822
627:
612:
592:
572:
570:
567:
565:
564:
552:
535:
516:
514:, p. 210.
499:
497:, p. 209.
482:
480:, p. 207.
470:
468:, p. 205.
457:
455:
452:
449:
448:
437:
436:
434:
431:
401:Norodom Palace
392:
389:
350:
347:
290:
287:
249:Norodom Palace
219:
218:
213:
209:
208:
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
191:
190:
187:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
171:
170:Groundbreaking
167:
166:
134:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
56:
55:
49:
48:
47:
46:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
702:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
667:
665:
648:
644:
639:
630:
624:
620:
619:
613:
610:
606:
602:
598:
593:
583:
579:
574:
573:
561:
556:
549:
544:
542:
540:
532:
527:
525:
523:
521:
513:
508:
506:
504:
496:
491:
489:
487:
479:
474:
467:
462:
458:
442:
438:
430:
428:
424:
419:
417:
413:
409:
408:Ngô Đình Diệm
404:
402:
398:
391:Later history
387:
382:
377:
372:
370:
369:Vietnam Press
364:
359:
357:
346:
344:
339:
330:
326:
324:
320:
316:
315:Gustave Ohier
312:
308:
304:
295:
286:
284:
280:
279:South Vietnam
276:
273:was moved to
272:
266:
264:
260:
259:
254:
250:
246:
245:
240:
236:
235:
230:
226:
217:
214:
210:
205:
201:
197:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
173:23 March 1868
172:
168:
163:
135:
133:
129:
126:
123:
119:
116:
113:
109:
106:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
78:
74:
70:
53:
44:
37:
32:
25:
20:
650:, retrieved
646:
632:, retrieved
617:
600:
596:
585:, retrieved
581:
560:Charton 1872
555:
473:
461:
441:
420:
412:Ngô Đình Nhu
405:
400:
394:
384:
379:
374:
368:
367:In 1869 the
366:
361:
355:
352:
337:
335:
323:Napoleon III
300:
289:Construction
267:
262:
258:Dinh Norodom
257:
248:
243:
233:
224:
222:
212:Architect(s)
111:Town or city
548:Demery 2013
531:Doling 2014
512:Davies 2014
495:Davies 2014
478:Davies 2014
466:Davies 2014
199:Floor count
178:Inaugurated
157: /
145:106°41′43″E
132:Coordinates
105:Neo-Baroque
664:Categories
652:2017-07-17
634:2018-07-17
587:2018-07-17
416:Madame Nhu
371:reported,
253:Vietnamese
239:Vietnamese
186:Demolished
142:10°46′37″N
88:Demolished
454:Citations
421:During a
349:Structure
319:Biên Hòa
569:Sources
550:, PT58.
446:floors.
121:Country
675:Saigon
625:
607:
229:French
115:Saigon
85:Status
605:JSTOR
433:Notes
397:Hanoi
275:Hanoi
623:ISBN
414:and
313:and
223:The
189:1962
181:1873
93:Type
666::
645:,
601:54
599:,
580:,
538:^
519:^
502:^
485:^
325:.
285:.
255::
241::
237:;
231::
562:.
533:.
251:(
227:(
202:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
,_r%C3%A9ception_de_M._le_Mar%C3%A9chal_Joffre.jpg)