In photos: 7 residences of King Bao Dai
VOV.VN - The seven residences of King Bao Dai, the last king of the Nguyen Dynasty, have become highly popular tourist destinations, attracting large numbers of both local and international guests.
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The Bao Dai Villa in Haiphong City, built in 1928 with octagonal French architecture, overlooks the city from its 40-metre-high perch and is blessed with a spectacular panoramic view of the surrounding vicinity. |
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The Palace I in Da Lat City, built in the middle of a pine forest, is of poetic beauty located on a hill at an altitude of 1,550 metres above sea level. |
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The Palace II in Da Lat City, a magnificent castle having 25 luxury furnished rooms, built from 1933 to 1937, spans 26 hectares, including the mansion area of 10 hectares and 16 hectares of grounds. |
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The Palace III in Da Lat City is a beautiful and elegant mansion some 1,539 metres above sea level where King Bao Dai stayed every summer. It retains almost all of its original structure. |
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The White Palace, of late 19th century European style located in Vung Tau City overlooks a beach and is surrounded by forest on three sides. This is where King Bao Dai and Queen Nam Phuong relaxed at weekends. |
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The Cau Da Villa in Nha Trang City, built originally in 1923 as accommodation for oceangoers, is a cluster style mansion of French colonial architecture. It is a place where King Bao Dai and Queen Nam Phuong enjoyed their holidays. |
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The grounds of the Bao Dai Palace in the city of Buon Ma Thuot, originally built as a French government office, cover seven hectares with many monuments and trees over 100 years old. It has since been rebuilt in ethnic Ede style. |
