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Tran Le Xuan Palace is a famous architectural building in the tourist city of Da Lat. Not only with the magnificent ancient beauty, this is also a place to save the history and memories of one of the most beautiful girls of the time - Lady Tran Le Xuan. If you have the opportunity to experience Dalat travel, visitors should not miss this tourist destination.

1. Who is the owner of Tran Le Xuan Palace?

Tran Le Xuan Palace  was built to become a resort in the dream city of Dalat and the couple of Tran Le Xuan - Ngo Dinh Nhu. However, the mansion was named after the wife, partly to describe its luxurious beauty and to show the power of Mrs. Tran Le Xuan.

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A lavish corner of Tran Le Xuan palace. @thienhang_dino
Tran Le Xuan was born in 1924 and passed away in April 2011 recently. She was one of the key figures in the Ngo Dinh Diem government at that time. As the wife of the President of the Republic of Vietnam President, advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, along with her intelligence and sharp beauty, she has appeared and made many comments at important meetings.

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The beauty of Mrs. Tran Le Xuan
The life of "Mrs. Nhu" Tran Le Xuan was associated with political struggles as well as love markets during the Republic of Vietnam period. She was a congressman at that time, as was the president of the Union of Women Union. Ms. Tran Le Xuan was the one who initiated the trend, so the movement of the neckline and neckline has become a wave with mixed opinions. However, this is still a new trend for Ao Dai to this day.

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Ms. Tran Le Xuan often appeared in newspaper pages at that time
Although the name is associated with countless negative comments such as cunning, domineering, arrogance, ... no one can deny the talent, assertiveness and beauty of the country. "First lady" Tran Le Xuan.

2. Where is Tran Le Xuan Palace?

Tran Le Xuan Palace is located at 2 Yet Kieu Street, Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province. Covering Lam Son hill, this place is about 3 km from the center of Da Lat city.

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Lovely gate at the palace. @ Nguyeen

Dalat is famous as a tourist city favored by nature with many beautiful scenes and cool natural air of Lam Vien plateau. This place became an ideal land for elites in the early twentieth century to choose to build their own villas and palaces. And the family of adviser Ngo Dinh Nhu is no exception.

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The palace is divided into several areas with its campus and super-large pool. @tranquockhoinguyen

Arriving at Tran Le Xuan Palace, visitors will not be overwhelmed between the lavish and luxurious sawn of one of the most magnificent villas in Dalat. This is both an interesting sights and a place for visitors to learn about the history of the most famous woman in Saigon at that time. If you have the opportunity to  tour Da Lat Tet , you should not miss this fascinating place to visit. 

3. History of Tran Le Xuan Palace

According to  Da Lat tourism experience , Tran Le Xuan Palace was built in 1958. The total area of ​​the palace is more than 13,000 square meters, embracing the whole of Lam Son hill with charming views and landscapes.
At the time of inauguration, this palace in Da Lat became the most spacious and magnificent mansion at that time. Built to become a resort for senior adviser Ngo Dinh Nhu and his wife, the entire palace seemed to clearly show the level of the owners here.

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Special villa is designed both luxurious and harmonious
Despite many incidents, even once Mrs. Tran Le Xuan was shot right in Da Lat, the fortified mansion was still towering and magnificent in the heart of the city. The special area was closed for renovation and reopened in 2008. Today, Tran Le Xuan Palace has become the national retention center IV with lots of important documents and artifacts.

4. The magnificent architecture of Tran Le Xuan Palace in Da Lat

As the largest villa in Dalat, Tran Le Xuan Palace is divided into 3 main villas: Bach Ngoc area with extremely large and modern heated swimming pool. Lam Ngoc Area with garden is decorated in Japanese style. Finally, the Hong Ngoc area with panoramic views of the beautiful dream city.

4.1. Bach Ngoc Villa in Tran Le Xuan Palace

To further clarify the luxury of the palace, the villas with the ancient architecture exquisitely have a unique function. In particular, the Bach Ngoc villa is the entertainment place for Mrs. Tran Le Xuan's family and high-ranking officials.

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Bach Ngoc Villa is the entertainment place of Mrs. Nhu's family
The most special feature in Bach Ngoc villa area is the modern heated swimming pool system with large area. Capacity of the lake is up to 300 cubic meters, depth of 1.2 - 2.2 meters. It is known that at this time,  the weather in Da Lat  sometimes dropped to 8 degrees C, yet Tran Le Xuan Palace has an outdoor pool, always hot water pumped. Enough to know the wealth of adviser Ngo Dinh Nhu at that time.

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The swimming pool becomes an interesting check-in photo spot
Today, although it is no longer filled with hot water like before, the swimming pool at Bach Ngoc villa has become an interesting photographic spot for visitors to visit the palace.

4.2. Hong Ngoc villa is separated in the palace

Hong Ngoc Villa was built as a gift that Tran Le Xuan sent to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tran Van Chuong. Hong Ngoc is separate from the other 2 areas, not only in terms of location, but also in its own architectural style.

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Hong Ngoc Villa has the most distinctive area and architecture
Compared to the rest of the Tran Le Xuan palace, Hong Ngoc villa has a smaller area. However, this place has a very cozy feeling, bringing a family feeling. Different from Bach Ngoc and Lam Ngoc with magnificent lavish architecture, Hong Ngoc villas follow the classic typical school with round columns and gray stones.

4.3. Lam Ngoc Villa - a resting place for Mrs. Tran Le Xuan's family

Lam Ngoc Villa can be said to be the largest and most lavish of the palace. Lam Ngoc is divided into many rooms with different functions such as meeting rooms, offices, ballrooms and especially the large and magnificent makeup room of Ms. Tran Le Xuan. Therefore, this place was chosen as the main resting and relaxing place of the whole family. All rooms in the villa are equipped with the  most modern French heaters  .

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Lam Ngoc Villa is the largest area, not yet made many rooms
Not only that, underneath the Lam Ngoc villa is also a solid and secret escape tunnel system. The tunnel was made of special steel, supporting the destructive power of heavy weapons, and was a prerequisite safety factor for the family of the Republic of Vietnam adviser at that time.

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Escape tunnel at the separate electricity

4.4. Japanese style garden 

The most outstanding as well as the most special feature of Tran Le Xuan Palace is probably the exquisite campus designed and arranged by the hands of Japanese architects  
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Japanese-style gardens and lakes
In the garden there is also a small lake, viewed from above, will form the S-shaped map of Vietnam even the separating stones represent the boundary between the two regions. In the middle of the palace, there is also a lotus pond placed in an extremely balanced position between 3 villas.

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Grass garden also carefully cared for
Plants and flowers in the garden are also very meticulously cared, almost all 4 seasons are sumptuous flowers. The path in the garden is made of gray-white stones, both harmonious and delicate, with an Asian style but still not inferior to any European luxury garden   at that time.

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The grounds at the palace are not inferior to any European gardens

5. Tran Le Xuan special palace today

The whole Tran Le Xuan special area is surrounded by a pine forest on Lam Son hill so no matter which season of the year, this place always brings an extremely cool and pleasant feeling. With its unique ancient architecture and magnificent campus, each frame in the palace gives visitors a new feeling in the oldness of the place.

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The ancient features of the palace have created its own beauty
Today the special hall has become a facility under the National Storage Center IV of the state's interior ministry. With over 35,000 woodblocks from the Nguyen Dynasty and a series of rare, valuable and true images and documents collected by the family of Ngo Dinh Nhu himself, they were collected on politics and society at that time.

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There are many items of historical significance on display
The entrance ticket at Tran Le Xuan Palace is currently only 15,000 VND for an adult. With this ticket, visitors will be free to visit, take pictures of the entire palace and listen to the guide presenting the history as well as the exhibits on display. If you  travel to Da Lat on September 2,  the ticket price will not change. 

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Tran Le Xuan ancient palace is a place not to be missed when traveling to Dalat
Coming to Tran Le Xuan Palace, visitors not only come to visit, travel or take photos. It is also a place for history lovers to expand their learning. If you have the opportunity to participate in Dalat tour 3 days 2 nights, this magnificent villa will definitely be an interesting and rewarding destination for your trip.

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