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Here's the place where P. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese hero who lead them to independance, is put on displayed. I guess it's a must go place for Vietnamese at least once in a life time to pay a tribute to their hero. It is quite interesting to be one of them though. You have to be properly dressed to enter the mausoleum. Behave while waiting in your queue! No talking, hands beside your body, nothing protuding in your pocket (could be mistaken as sharp object), or you'll be called aside for a thorough search. When you enter the hall, you could see the hero's quite close to you, lying inside a fully opened casket with the cover hanging above him. nah... not scary don't worry. Follow the queue and you'll walk around him and exit at another door, and no, you can't stop to see longer, and no photo is allowed If you are not following local tours, do bring along your stuffs, because you'll exit at the back of mausoleum to the entrance of Presidential Palace area, and it's a far journey back to where you keep your cameras & stuffs. Entrance is free. If you are lucky, you could witness wreath offering ceremony :-) Leave a Comment Directions: Ba Dinh District. It costs VND50,000 taxi ride from Old quarters.
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| | | | Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum: Ba Dinh square | | | | | |
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Open mornings only, 8-11am; closed afternoons, Mondays, and Fridays. Admission free.) The city down south may have his name, but only Hanoi has the man himself, entombed in distinctly Lenin-esque fashion - against his wishes, but that's how it goes. No talking, short pants, or other signs of disrespect allowed while viewing; photos are allowed only from outside, in the grand Ba Dinh Square. Purses are allowed into the tomb, but expect them to be searched by several bored soldiers along the way. Left luggage is handled in a complicated scheme: there is an office near the street for large bags, with separate windows for Vietnamese and foreigners, and a further office for cameras, which will be transported to a third office right outside the exit of the mausoleum. Items checked in at the first office, however, will stay there. Note that the mausoleum is closed for a couple months around the end of the year, when the body is taken overseas for maintenance. Directions: Ba Dinh District
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| | | | Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum: Ho Chi Minh Museum, Mausoleum and Complex | | | | | |
Ho Chi Minh is a huge cultural icon in Vietnam and every town seems to have a museum devoted to him (so much so that it appears everything the man touched, used or sat on is now behind glass). While in Vietnam you absolutely must see at least one Ho Chi Mihn Museum AND THE ONE IN HANOI IS THE ONE TO SEE. This museum is in a humongous building and is cleverly put together in a combination of hero worship and modern art. While the outside of the building is quite imposing it will take you an hour at the most to make your way through the museum. If you visit the museum during the week you have a good chance of seeing entire grade school classes in their white shirts and blue-bottomed uniforms lining up in front of the museum for pictures and a tour. While your at the Ho Chi Minh Museum make sure to explore the entire complex…including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Ho Chi Minh Stilt house, The presidential Palace and the One Pillar and Dien Huu Pagodas. Most of the visitors to this complex are Vietnamese making pilgrimage to show their deep admiration and respect to Ho Chi Mihn. Uncle Ho, as he is often called, is a communist leader who is revered at the liberator of the Vietnam from Colonialism (from the US, France and Britian) At the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum has Uncle Ho preserved and laid out under glass for display in grand Communist Style resembling the Mausoleums to Chairman Moa, Lenin and Stalin. The corpse was in Russia for “maintenance” while we were there so we were unable to go inside. I heard its quite something to see so please don’t miss it. Before leaving your hotel be sure to take a moment to review the long list of dress and behavioral requirements for entering the Ho Chi Mihn Mausoleum. Cameras and bags are not allowed in the Mausoleum and must be checked in at the reception. No Shorts, tank tops or hats. And you are not allowed to put your hands in your pockets. Touring the entire complex will take a few hours at the most. Leave a Comment Directions: If your hotel is in the Old Quarter you’ll probably want to take a motorbike, taxi or cyclo to reach the complex, but you will need to leave them at the gate since the entire complex is open to pedestrian traffic only.
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