PRESIDENT HÔ CHI MINH'S MAUSOLEUM
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This enormous mausoleum is built on the very spot where Ho Chi Minh proclaimed Vietnam's independence in August 1945.
The mausoleum was inaugurated on August 29, 1975. Built with the help of the USSR, it uses materials from all regions of Vietnam. Its architecture is supposed to be traditionally inspired, reminiscent of the shape of a lotus.
"No tombstone or bronze statue", but a simple ceramic urn set between three hills planted with trees. These were Ho Chi Minh's last wishes, but when he died on September 2, 1969 (officially announced on September 3), his will was disguised and his wishes buried. The Party decided to artificially preserve his body and place it in this enormous mausoleum, built on the very spot where Hô Chi Minh proclaimed Vietnam's independence in August 1945. Day and night, the mausoleum is under the protection of an honor guard, and Hô Chi Minh's remains are never left alone, watched over by soldiers 24 hours a day. Each year, the mausoleum is closed between the first week of September and the first week of December, to ensure the body's preservation under an agreement with Russia. A few instructions: all your belongings are kept at the entrance (including cameras, as photography is forbidden), you must be decently dressed (no hats, shorts, tank tops, etc.) and you must move forward silently and without stopping. We emerge into the park. On the left, Hô Chi Minh's residence, a house on stilts surrounded by pine trees.
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