Palais du Gouverneur général de l’Indochine

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administrative building ceremonial residence colonial government palace

The Palais du Gouverneur général de l’Indochine was the grand colonial-era palace in Hanoi that served as the administrative and ceremonial seat of the French governor-general in Indochina.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
former École Française d’Extrême-Orient building	1

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative building ⓘ ceremonial residence ⓘ colonial government palace ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ French colonial architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	French Indochina ⓘ French colonialism in Vietnam ⓘ Governor-General of French Indochina ⓘ
category	French colonial architecture in Vietnam ⓘ Government buildings in Hanoi ⓘ Official residences in French Indochina ⓘ
city	Hanoi ⓘ
countryAtTimeOfConstruction	French Indochina ⓘ
countryAtTimeOfUse	French Indochina ⓘ
endUseTime	mid 20th century ⓘ
function	administrative headquarters of the Indochinese Union ⓘ seat of the Governor-General of French Indochina ⓘ venue for official ceremonies ⓘ
governingBody	French Indochina ⓘ surface form: Gouvernement général de l’Indochine
heritage	symbol of French colonial power in Indochina ⓘ
historicalPeriod	French colonial period in Vietnam ⓘ
locatedIn	French Indochina ⓘ Hanoi ⓘ
locatedOn	Hanoi’s colonial administrative axis ⓘ
partOf	French colonial district of Hanoi ⓘ
region	Tonkin ⓘ
significance	central seat of French authority in Indochina ⓘ key site of colonial administration in Southeast Asia ⓘ
startUseTime	late 19th century ⓘ
usedBy	French colonial administration ⓘ Governor-General of French Indochina ⓘ surface form: Gouverneur général de l’Indochine
usedFor	diplomatic receptions ⓘ official state ceremonies ⓘ receptions for colonial officials ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Museum of Vietnamese History → locatedInBuilding → Palais du Gouverneur général de l’Indochine ⓘ

this entity surface form: former École Française d’Extrême-Orient building

Governor-General of French Indochina → residence → Palais du Gouverneur général de l’Indochine ⓘ