White Palace

Bach Dinh is called by the French name Villa Blanche meaning white villa, located on the side of a large mountain in Vung Tau city at 4 Tran Phu Street, Ward 1, City. Vung Tau. The front facing the sea and the back leaning against the mountain give Bach Dinh a solid position. Bach Dinh is a 3-storey building, 19m high, 25m long, the entire house is whitewashed, with domed doors and tiled roof. When visiting the villa, visitors can see French architecture from shape to decoration with very artistic decorative edges. White Palace was built from 1898 to 1902, used as a resort for the Governor General of Indochina, Emperor Bao Dai and many Vietnamese Presidents. This is also where the French colonial government imprisoned King Thanh Thai from September 12, 1907 to 1916. There are 2 ways to get to Bach Dinh. If you go by car, there is a winding road running under the forest of bamboo trees leading up to the lobby. There is also a walking path through 146 ancient, discreet steps between two rows of aged porcelain. Bach Dinh has a strong French breath, coming here you can see the characteristics of French architecture. The basement of the villa is used for cooking, the ground floor is used as a place to receive guests. The ground floor is also decorated with ancient artifacts used for interior decoration such as: Twin vase with adoring birds, Royal sofa set dated Khai Dinh year 1921, pair of African elephant tusks 170cm long, set of 5-piece triptych Thai Phuc – Loc – Tho. Because of the bold French architecture, the upstairs has many windows, each window has a different view, looking out at the surrounding scenery is very interesting, standing from here the cool wind blows through the window. The airy floor is suitable for a place to rest. The raw materials to decorate Bach Dinh are mainly enameled porcelain. When walking around, visitors will see on each wall are the faces of beautiful European women, a pair of peacocks spreading their wings to show off sparkling silver dots, a pair of carp winding as if they want to turn into dragons... Every detail is sharp. enhances the beauty of Bach Dinh. In particular, visitors cannot help but be surprised by the 8 porcelain busts, in the style of ancient Greek art, surrounding 3 walls of the mansion. At dawn or dusk, the sunlight shines in, making the statue even more sparkling and magnificent. Bach Dinh not only attracts tourists by its architecture but also by its poetic scenery. When arriving here, visitors cannot help but be surprised as if they are lost in an ancient castle in the middle of a mysterious forest. In the rainy season, the forest surrounding Bach Dinh is endlessly green, each branch of the pine tree spreads out an umbrella to cover the path. During the falling leaves season, you can see plumeria flowers everywhere, the entire road to Bach Dinh is filled with red, white, and bright pink, both the road and the garden. With a prime location, from Bach Dinh, you can see the Front Beach, have a panoramic view of the sea, and visitors can feel the breath of Vung Tau city. Currently, Bach Dinh is used as a museum to display a collection of rare ceramics of the Kangxi period salvaged from ancient ships that crashed in the Hon Cau - Con Dao area, cannons and many other valuable artifacts.

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Ngày cập nhật : 29/03/2023