Norodom Palace Gatehouse

Ho Chi Minh City


The only surviving structure from the original Norodom Palace (which was bombed in 1962 and replaced with today's Reunification Palace) is this impressive French-colonial-era gatehouse. Good-quality art history exhibitions are held here; the last ticket is issued at 4.30pm.


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