Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

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The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a monumental granite structure in Hanoi that houses the preserved body of Vietnam’s revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh and serves as a major historical and political landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mausoleum
monument
tourist attraction
annualVisitors millions of visitors per year
architecturalStyle Soviet-influenced architecture
brutalist architecture
constructionStartDate 1973
contains embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh
continent Asia
coordinates 21.0369°N 105.8342°E
country Vietnam
dedicatedTo Ho Chi Minh
governingBody Government of Vietnam
hasFeature flag-raising ceremonies
honor guard
inscription "Chu tich Ho Chi Minh"
landscaped gardens
large portico with pillars
hasFunction historical landmark
political symbol
resting place of Ho Chi Minh
tourist site
height 21.6 metres
approximately 22 metres
housesRemainsOf Ho Chi Minh
inaugurationDate 1975
inspiredBy Lenin Mausoleum
locatedIn Ba Dinh District
Ba Dinh Square
Hanoi
Northern Vietnam
materialUsed granite
marble
wood
namedAfter Ho Chi Minh
nearbyFeature Ho Chi Minh Museum
One Pillar Pagoda
Presidential Palace of Vietnam
openingDate 29 August 1975
owner State of Vietnam
significance major site of patriotic education
site of official ceremonies
symbolOf Communist Party of Vietnam
Vietnamese independence
Vietnamese nationalism
visitorPolicy no photography inside
silence required
strict dress code
yearCompleted 1975


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