Rare photos of the 130-year-old Mandarin Palace are in danger of being knocked down in Saigon

The Poetic Palace built by the French in 1860 is an ancient architecture, currently located at 59-61, Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1.

The building has French colonial architecture built in 1860. Previously, this place was the Director of Internal Affairs, which had a direct executive role in the colonial, judicial and financial affairs of the colony.People also call this place the Thuong Tho Palace.In terms of government at that time, the building played an important role only after Norodom's Palace (the previous version of the Reunification Palace today).This photo was taken in the 20s of the last century, at the corner of Tu Do - Gia Long Street, now Dong Khoi - Ly Tu Trong.

In the picture is the front of the Palace seen from the corner of Catinat - De Lagrandière in the early twentieth century.

The project consists of a block of houses in the center of the street, turning to Ly Tu Trong street, connecting with two blocks of houses on both sides forming a U shape, hugging the courtyard in the middle.Inside there are four wooden stairs leading up to the upper floor, located near the entrance and two corners of the building.

The gate gate image is printed on the postcard of France.

Tu Do - Gia Long crossroads are printed on a postcard and the Court of Poetry is located on the right.

Photograph in front of the Palace in 1885, when the carriage was a popular means of transportation.

The Presidential Palace of the Interior, before 1975 was the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy, currently the headquarters of the Department of Information and Communications.According to the plan of designing and upgrading the office of People's Council - Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee is being consulted with people and experts, the buildings behind are the headquarters of the Department of Transportation, Natural Resources and Environment, Information and Communication . (facing Ly Tu Trong street) will be built higher, connecting with the existing People's Committee building to become a new administrative center.Thus, the building No. 59-61 Ly Tu Trong (Department of Information and Communication) - the project was assessed to have the second oldest history of Saigon land (just behind the house of Bishop Ba Da Loc built in 1790 on the campus of the Saigon Archbishop's House is at risk of being knocked out.