This is the Reunification Palace in To Chi Minh City. It was here that the peace treaty to negotiate the end of the Vietnam War was signed.

It was once the home of the Southern Vietnamese Government but is now a museum.

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In the first of the two presidential reception rooms, the President's chair is placed on a platform in front of a striped panel symbolising the flag of the Republic of Việt Nam. Facing the President's throne-like seat is a chair intended for the guest of honour. Both are carved with dragon's head motifs. The other chairs are carved with a phoenix header characters symbolising longevity

The second room is considerably simpler.

Between 19 and 23 October 1972, six meetings were held in this reem between President Thiệu and Henry Kissinger, President Nixon's National Security Advisor, during which Kissinger sought to persuade President Thiệu to accept the agreement which was eventually enacted as the Paris Peace Accords of january 1973.