An Dinh Palace

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Khai Dinh's European-style palace, its ceilings and walls covered in murals.

An Dinh shows a different face of the late Nguyen court: instead of tiled roofs and courtyards, a three-storey European building with moulded columns, ceramic-inlay ornament and a spiral staircase. Khai Dinh built it as his private residence, and after his death Empress Nam Phuong and Emperor Bao Dai lived here for a time following the abdication. The best thing here is in the reception room on the first floor: six large murals depicting the six Nguyen imperial tombs, buried under whitewash for decades and only recovered during a recent restoration.

Visitor information

When is the best time to visit An Dinh Palace?

Year-round; afternoon light suits the reception room

How much does it cost to visit An Dinh Palace?

50,000d (indicative)

How long do you need at An Dinh Palace?

1 hour

What are the opening hours of An Dinh Palace?

07:00 - 17:30

Did you know

The palace was built by Emperor Khai Dinh as his private residence, in European style.
Empress Nam Phuong and Emperor Bao Dai lived here for a time after the abdication.
The reception room holds six murals depicting the six imperial tombs of the Nguyen dynasty.
The murals were covered in whitewash and only recovered during a recent restoration.

Travel tips

The palace is inside the city, unlike the outlying tombs — easy to fit into an afternoon.
Do not miss the six murals in the ground-floor reception room.

Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10751137

Updated: 2026-08-16