Hanoi Presidential Palace

The Hanoi Presidential Palace is a grand colonial mansion next to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It is on the west part of town. Security is very tight here, and many times I was shooed away by the fierce-looking security guards with their shrill whistles. You can only view the Presidential Palace from the outside, as it is closed to public, and I can say I have seen it as near as I could go.

Behind the Presidential Palace is the Botanical Gardens, which I passed by but did not stop.

Getting there

The best way to reach the Presidential Palace from Ho Hoan Kiem is by taxi, since it is quite a distance to walk (even though in fact you can walk). Using the Ho Hoan Kiem as the starting point, go west along Hang Khay Street. It becomes Trang Thi Street. Eventually you reach a split; the right branch is Dien Bien Phu Street. Take that street, crossing the railway track and continuing on until you see the Army Museum on your right, and the triangular park on your left. The Lenin statue is quite visible on the park. Continue along Dien Bien Phu Street, and it eventually leads you to Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is in front of the square. Next to the mausoleum is the Presidential Palace.

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Hanoi Presidential Palace Location Map

Presidential Palace (3 September 2006)

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