Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, A Tribute To An Iconic Leader

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a grand monument to the revered Vietnamese leader situated at the centre of Hanoi's Ba Dinh Square. This is the location where Ho Chi Minh inaugurated the Democratic Republic of Vietnam by reading out the Declaration of Independence in 1945.
The mausoleum may be said to have been inspired by Lenin's Mausoleum in the city of Moscow, but features several distinctively Vietnamese design aspects, notably the angled roof. The interior of the mausoleum is finished in

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