VIETNAM'S FAMOUS GOLDEN HOUSE IS A TRIBUTE TO GOLD
An entrepreneur in Can Tho, Vietnam’s fourth-largest city, has been getting a lot of attention for his unique home, which is gilded both inside and out.
Mr. Nguyen Van Trung is a Vietnamese businessman who made his fortune in the real-estate business. After visiting many countries around the world, he decided to return to his home city and build a house with a real tourist appeal, and after speaking with a home decorator, he decided to go for a gold theme.
To say that he went a little overboard with the gilding would be an understatement, as you can clearly see in the photos below. From the walls to the furniture and the various decorations, everything looks like it is made of gold or is, at least, gold-plated.
The Vietnamese entrepreneur said that he decided to build a gilded home a while ago, but it was only six years ago that he found the time to make it a reality. The project took three years to complete, but as soon as it was ready, it became a local tourist attraction.
The gilded exterior catches the eye of all passers-by, many of whom stop to take photos and stare at the unique architecture and at the various golden statues decorating the balconies. But, the owner’s obsession with gold is even more obvious on the inside. Everything looks like solid gold, even though, in reality, it is just painted or covered in gold leaf, but the effect is so realistic that most visitors believe that both the exterior and interior of the house are 18K gold.
After noticing the interest generated by his unique home, Mr. Nguyen Van Trung decided to turn it into a proper tourist attraction, charging tourists 50,000 dong (USD$4) for a tour. He also opened a cafe next to the house; cafe patrons can visit the gilded edifice for 20% off the regular admission price.
“I have never seen a house inlaid with so much gold. I don’t know if this is real gold or fake gold, but the feeling is really overwhelming,” one female tourist said.
The gilded house of Can Thos is located about 1-2 km from the center of that Vietnamese city.
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