French Heritage

The building design and construction in architecture of French Colonial style. Construction is expected to begin around 1896, to be a reception villa for high ranking officers  which in that time a state enterprise under the Ministry of French colonial-called “Saigonaise Navigation and Transport Company and Couriers Fluviales of Cochin” has come to build an infrastructure in this area, which consists of a reinforced concrete bridge and railway line crossing the Mekong to Don Deth. And other facilities, including hospitals, office staff, postal, customs offices and administrative offices, which to this day remains to be seen.

This villa had opportunity to welcome high ranking officers such as Mr. Paul Dumer, The Governor of French Indochina and many Ambassadors when they came to visit 4,000 Islands.