State Guest House (Vietnam)

State Guest House
Native name
Vietnamese: Nhà khách Chính phủ
Tonkin Palace functions as Vietnam's State Guesthouse today
Location12 Ngô Quyền street, Tràng Tiền, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Area15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft) (floor space)
117,000 m2 (1,260,000 sq ft) (site)
Built forFrench Governor of Tonkin
ArchitectAuguste Henri Vildieu
Architectural style(s)French Colonial
WebsiteGovernment Guesthouse
State Guest House (Vietnam) is located in Vietnam
State Guest House (Vietnam)
Location of State Guest House in Vietnam

The State Guest House (Vietnamese: Nhà khách Chính phủ) is a historical monument in Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam. It is presently used as a state guest house.

The building is representative of French Colonial architecture in French Indochina. It was formerly the Residential Palace of the Tonkin Governor (French: Le Palais du Résident Supérieur du Tonkin, Vietnamese: Dinh Thống Sứ Bắc Kỳ), built between 1918 and 1919 to house the French Governor of Tonkin. It was later renamed the Tonkin Palace (Vietnamese: Bắc Bộ Phủ) when the Viet Minh took over northern Vietnam.

Residence of the Governor of Tonkin