Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The granite mausoleum on Ba Dinh Square, where Ho Chi Minh declared independence in 1945. The visit is short, silent and tightly choreographed; the adjacent stilt house, presidential palace grounds and One Pillar Pagoda make the trip worthwhile even if the mausoleum itself is closed.
About Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The granite mausoleum on Ba Dinh Square, where Ho Chi Minh declared independence in 1945. The visit is short, silent and tightly choreographed; the adjacent stilt house, presidential palace grounds and One Pillar Pagoda make the trip worthwhile even if the mausoleum itself is closed.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is one of the places most visitors to Hanoi make time for. A thousand-year-old capital that still runs on plastic stools, motorbike horns and the smell of charcoal — and the natural first stop for the north.
Before you go: Mornings only, closed on Mondays and Fridays, and closed entirely for maintenance for several weeks most years — check before you plan a day around it. Shoulders and knees covered; bags and cameras are checked in.
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