Tag: cold war

  • Beneath the Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City

    Beneath the Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City (at one point home to colonial administrations and US-installed presidents) lies a network of rooms and tunnels built to be used as a military command center in the event of emergency. Its original equipment is still there, relatively untouched, looking like something between a movie set, a museum piece (which it is), and grandpa’s basement. I submit to you a small sample of its contents, in hopes that it pleases you as much as it pleased me.

    Communications Equipment 2, Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City

    War Room, Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City

    Communications Desk 2, Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City

    Communications Desk 1, Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City

    Telephone, Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City

    Communications Room, Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City