Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

The building is dedicated to the late President Ho Chi Minh where visitors can express their admiration and gratitude towards the national hero. It is popularly known among Vietnamese as Uncles’ Mausoleum, for the intimate and familiar atmosphere Ho Chi Minh always created when he was alive.
 
The materials that constitute the building, from exterior granite to interior wood, were contributed by people from all over the country.
 
The structure is 21.6 metres high and 41.2 metres wide. Flanking the mausoleum are two platforms with seven steps for parade viewing.

The plaza in is closed occasionally for restoration and preservation work on the body but is normally open daily from 9:00 am to noon to the public. Lines of visitors, including visiting foreign dignitaries, pay their respect to the late President at the mausoleum.

                                                                                                                                                                   By Vien Nhu