{"id":15991,"date":"2022-04-23T21:25:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T14:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-destinations.com\/en\/destination\/biet-thu-bao-dai-ha-noi\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T21:28:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T14:28:45","slug":"biet-thu-bao-dai-ha-noi","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-destinations.com\/en\/destination\/biet-thu-bao-dai-ha-noi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bao Dai Villa Hanoi"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The Palace of King Bao Dai” is hidden in a small alley in the middle of Hanoi<\/font><\/font><\/b><\/h3>\n

Located deep in a small alley at Ngoc Ha slope, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, there is a villa with unique, lavish architecture, ancient features blending Eastern and Western cultures. <\/font>The building is said to have been built around the same time as the Opera House in 1911, and is now 110 years old. <\/font>People used to call it Bao Dai’s mansion, because according to them, when he abdicated, King Bao Dai used to come and live in the villa.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Turn into lane 186 Ngoc Ha, right on the right, go to the end of the street, the villa with its characteristic yellow-green color appears full of magnificence and magnificence. <\/font>If you don’t know the way, you can ask any people living in the alley, they will just as soon as they hear the phrase “Bao Dai mansion”.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The villa is located deep in lane 186 Ngoc Ha (Ba Dinh district, Hanoi), with a total area of \u200b\u200babout 200m2\/4 floors.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The architecture of the dragon and phoenix palace is typical of the East. <\/font>These are the motifs that only royalty are allowed to decorate<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The mansion is the main and largest construction in a complex of 5 ancient French villas located close together at the beginning of Ngoc Ha village.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The villa has a royal garden of more than 300m2 in front with many precious trees…<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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… surrounded by a dragon-shaped fence<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The roof tile system remains intact and does not fade<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A resident who has lived here for more than 50 years said that the old villa was built by King Bao Dai’s aunt. <\/font>She married a French man and lived in Hanoi, started construction of the mansion in 1911.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Every time they go to Hanoi, members of the royal family, including King Bao Dai, visit the mansion to rest. <\/font>In the years 1984-1985, the descendants of King Bao Dai visited the house again.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

After that, the villa was converted into a civil service house, allotted to high-ranking State officials when peace was restored. <\/font>People said that, until later, the State decided to fix the price and sell it to those in need.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

This main villa belongs to a complex of 5 villas located close to each other, extending from lane 170 to the end of lane 186 Ngoc Ha today, including a dance floor, employee building, kitchen area,…<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

In addition to the main building, which is still in use now, the lagoon dance floor at 184 Ngoc Ha was previously rented as a place to sell beer for more than ten years, but due to the desire to preserve the ancient works, 2 years ago the beer shop This had to move. <\/font>Since then, the building has remained locked.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

As for the building for workers, the kitchen area has all been repaired and built by people to suit the modern rhythm of life. <\/font>But the motifs and patterns of the old vestiges like the winding dragon roof, are still preserved to this day.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

“People living here always tell each other when they live on the land of kings in the past, so some houses still keep the dragon’s hoof around them and build a gate right below. But others are afraid of losing their aesthetics. of the house, so it was completely demolished to rebuild. Seeing a building that was partially demolished for hundreds of years, more or less, we all regret it”, a resident said.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The dance floor at 184 Ngoc Ha still locked the door after being rented as a place to sell beer<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The houses in the alley, after being remodeled, still keep many old architectural features like the winding dragon roof<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Back to the main villa, which has been leased by a design company, according to the original, this is the largest project in the complex, with its own royal garden of more than 300m2 in front with many precious trees, surrounded by a curving dragon-shaped fence (also known as a hoof).<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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