Tucked away in an alley at the top of Ngoc Ha street, the mansion draped in the serene color of time. Few people know that this is where King Bao Dai – the last king of Vietnam used to live.
Ancient buildings are a unique combination of both Eastern and Western architectural styles. Outside, the typical oriental dragon phoenix roof architecture. Although nearly 100 years old, the roofing tiles remain intact and have not faded over time.
The mansion at 186 Ngoc Ha Street is located in the middle of Hanoi capital, but very few people know it, because over time, households build houses to obscure the vision of the villa.
The materials for building the residence are imported from France, Italy, and Spain … Although nearly 100 years old, the roofing tiles have remained intact over time.
French house architecture, when imported into Vietnam, has also been modified more or less in terms of design and details to suit the local area.
The area outside the fence at the entrance to the old mansion is a courtyard garden of 300 square meters wide. In particular, although the architecture is French style, the palace is cleverly dotted with typical East Asian architectural details, from the dragon shape curving on the fence wall leading to the house to the dragon, phoenix motif at the roof that was only reserved for kings of the Nguyen Dynasty.
And here is a photo of the owner of the mansion. King Bao Dai’s real name is Nguyen Phuc Vinh Thuy (1913-1997), the last king of the Nguyen Dynasty. He is famous for owning many of the most luxurious mansions in Vietnam, with a total of seven mansions scattered across the country.
Stepping inside, the interior designs are completely Western, with windows that are structured in French outer glass: the regular inside is shaded by lightning. Not only that, the window system and sliding rail doors still operate smoothly after nearly a century.
Electrical and plumbing systems go underground in the walls and under the floor. Even in the house, there is also a copper floor negative electric socket and water pump made in France that are still operating until now.
What impresses anyone when visiting the house is probably the wide, graceful ironwood steps connecting the floors.
The French villas or palaces always give priority to having trees to adjust the indoor temperature to a level that is not too high even on hot days. In particular, the architect designed the house cleverly added natural elements outside the window frame in the attic that is hot and humid so that the homeowner can take advantage of planting some more vines, increasing blue and aesthetics.
In addition, the system of fireplaces and wooden cabinets in the rooms remains original.
The built-in wooden cabinet system is almost preserved.
The interior design is completely Western, exuding luxury and nobility.
Currently, the villa is being hired by an interior design company as a business premises. Mr. Ho Hoang Hai, the current owner of the villa, expressed his wish to have more historical and architectural information from researchers to help develop and preserve the unique architecture. This unique.
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