Independence Palace
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The Independence Palace, also publicly known as the Reunification Convention Hall, is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the home and workplace of the president of the Republic of Vietnam. It was the site of the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 that ended the Vietnam War, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates.
View of the palace in 2019
Independence Palace in 1967
President's Office in the Hall
The old war room underneath the palace
Fall of Saigon
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The fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by North Vietnam on 30 April 1975. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the collapse of the South Vietnamese state, leading to a transition period and the formal reunification of Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under communist rule on 2 July 1976.
A CIA officer helps evacuees up a ladder onto an Air America Bell 204/205 helicopter at 22 Gia Long Street on 29 April 1975.
Situation of South Vietnam before the capture of Saigon (lower right) on 30 April 1975
A U.S. Marine provides security as American helicopters land at the DAO compound
South Vietnamese refugees arrive on a U.S. Navy vessel during Operation Frequent Wind