Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Address: Doc Lap
Vicinity: Ba Dinh Square, Quan Thanh, Ba Dinh

Travel Genus: Sight
Sight Category: Building

As Noted In: 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
As Noted In: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is the final resting place of Vietnamese Revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh. Located in the middle of Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, the grey granite exterior contrast with the gardens surrounding the mausoleum, where almost 250 species of plants and flowers from different regions of Vietnam grow.

Protected by a military honor guard, the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh is preserved in a glass case in the vaults's black and red stone interior. Visitors, walking in two lines, pay their respects daily. Proper decorum is strictly enforced by staff and guards: visitors must be silent, legs must be covered, hands are not allowed in pockets, nor arms crossed. Smoking, drinking, eating, photography and videotaping are also not permitted inside the mausoleum. - AsNotedIn

Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Composition	Food	Event
Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Composition	Food	Event
1945/09/02	Ho Chi Minh	Rebel Leader	At the Ba Dinh flower garden, Ho Chi Minh reads the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in front of thousands of people. Announcing the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the country's independence from France.			Imperial Japan Surrenders
1973/09/02			Inspired by Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow, construction begins on Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.
1975/08/29	Ho Chi Minh	In Memoriam	The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is inaugurated. Protected by a military honour guard, the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh is preserved in a glass case.

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1945/09/02

Ho Chi Minh

Rebel Leader

At the Ba Dinh flower garden, Ho Chi Minh reads the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in front of thousands of people. Announcing the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the country's independence from France.

Imperial Japan Surrenders

1973/09/02

Inspired by Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow, construction begins on Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.

1975/08/29

Ho Chi Minh

In Memoriam

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is inaugurated. Protected by a military honour guard, the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh is preserved in a glass case.