What the famous Vietnamese Golden House looks like (7 photos + 1 video)

In the Vietnamese city of Can Tho, the fourth largest in the country, there is a unique tourist attraction. This is the house gold plated both inside and out. Everything there looks like made of gold, or at least plated with it. See for yourself.





This house was built by Nguyen Van Trung, a Vietnamese businessman, who reportedly made a fortune in the real estate market. After visiting many countries of the world, he decided to return to his hometown and build a building that would be a real highlight of Can Tho and attracted more tourists.

After consulting with the decorator, he decided to choose a golden theme. To say that he overdid the gilding a bit would be an understatement, as you can clearly see in the pictures below. From walls to furniture and various jewelry - everything looks like it is made of gold or, according to at least gilded.



The businessman said that this idea had come to him a long time ago, but only six years ago, he took the time to bring it to life. On the the project took three years to complete, but once it was ready, it became one of the places where tourists are almost always taken.





The gilded facade of the building attracts the attention of all passers-by. Many stop to take pictures of the house and admire unique architecture and various golden statues decorating balconies.

But the building owner's obsession with gold grows even stronger. obvious if you go inside. All items look gold plated though in fact they are simply painted or plated with gold leaf. But it looks so realistic that most visitors believe that outside and inside the house is covered with 18 carat gold.



Entrance with a guided tour for tourists costs 50,000 dong (4 US dollars). Also, a cunning businessman opened a cafe near the house, and his visitors also can visit the gilded building for only 40,000 VND.



“I have never seen a house inlaid with so much gold, I I don’t know if it’s real gold or fake, but the feeling is real stunning,” said one of the tourists visiting the Golden House.



The attraction is located about 1-2 km from the city center.



Interestingly, this is not the only gilded building in Vietnam. For example, they built the world's first skyscraper covered with 24-carat gold both inside and out.