Thursday, December 22, 2011

Revolutionary Museum in Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam

Revolutionary Museum in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam is located on an area of ​​2 hectares, delimited by Ly Tu Trong, Pastuer, Le Thanh Ton and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia. Door No. 25 Ly Tu Trong. This work by the French architect Alfred Foulhoux designed, constructed in 1885 and completed in 1890.



Address: 65 - Ly Tu Trong Street - District 1 - HoChiMinh Vietnam.
- Initially, the construction of this house as a place for the purpose of trade. But when it was built as the residence for the Governor of Southern members. Therefore in a decorative works such as the nose boat, Western Commercial god ... in addition to showing the motifs such as crocodiles, the killing of animals ... are characteristic of Cochin.


- At first, the two doors of the building is located two women standing in the posture and freedom around the edges with decorative border. By 1943, governor Haeffel to remove two statues at the main entrance door and roofed building today.- After the Japanese main island of French (3/9/1945), where the Japanese Governor Minoda to headquarters and then the great god headquarters lieutenant Nguyen Van Sam. After the August Revolution the building was made based Administrative Committee for the Southern Forest.- May 9 / 1945 as headquarters of the French High Commissioner of France, followed by a Southern governor's palace Tran Van Huu.- After the Geneva Accords in 1954, where it is "Nam Dinh the governor" to "Dinh Gia Long" by Ngo Dinh Diem in the years 1962-1963 and "Supreme" from later in 1963 during the Nguyen Van Us ".- The release date is Revolutionary Museum in Ho Chi Minh City.- Since 12.08.1978 this house was used as the Revolutionary Museum in Ho Chi Minh City.- The museum shows the main contents as follows:- History old Saigon.- The French invaded Vietnam. The campaign against the French before the Vietnam Communist Party was born (1859-1930).- Vietnam Communist Party was born, the campaign against the French people of Saigon - Gia Dinh.- The resistance against the French in Saigon - Gia Dinh (from 9/23/1945 to 1954)- The resistance against the American people's Saigon - Gia Dinh and Ho Chi campaign - Minh History, Southern liberation, unification (1954-1975).

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