Tonkin Palace
| Tonkin Palace | |
|---|---|
| Native name Bắc Bộ Phủ (Vietnamese) | |
Tonkin Palace functions as the State Guest House and Office of President of Vietnam | |
| Location | 12 Ngô Quyền street, Tràng Tiền, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Coordinates | 21°01′36″N 105°51′19″E / 21.0266°N 105.8553°E |
| 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 | French Colonial |
Location of Tonkin Palace in Vietnam | |
Tonkin Palace (Bắc Bộ Phủ), also known as State Guest House (Vietnamese: Nhà khách Chính phủ, French: Maison des hôtes d'État), is a historical monument in Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam. It is presently used as a state guest house for foreign affair activities, as well as the headquarter for the country's presidential office.
The building is representative of French Colonial architecture in French Indochina. It was formerly 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.