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Bảo tàng Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | |
Former names | Palais du Gouverneur de la Cochinchine, Palais du Lieutenant-Gouverneur, Gia Long Palace |
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Established | 12 August 1978 |
Location | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Coordinates | 10°46′34.0″N 106°41′59.0″E / 10.776111°N 106.699722°E |
Type | Local museum |
Architect | Marie-Alfred Foulhoux |
Website | hcmc-museum |
Museum of Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), formerly known as Gia Long Palace (Vietnamese: Dinh Gia Long), is a historical site and museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1][2] The museum is situated at the corner of Lý Tự Trọng and Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa streets, located on a 2-hectare block near the Independence Palace.