Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
LocationBa Đình district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Coordinates21°2′12″N 105°50′5″E / 21.03667°N 105.83472°E / 21.03667; 105.83472
Area12.000 m2
Height21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)
Built1973–75
Built forHo Chi Minh
ArchitectGarol Isakovich
Architectural style(s)Stripped Classicism


The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh) is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam.[1][2] It is a large building located in the center of Ba Đình Square, where Ho, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Vietnam lived from 1951 until his death in 1969, read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It is open to the public every morning except Monday and Friday.[3]

  1. ^ "Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ^ "How to see Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum in Vietnam". The Telegraph. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  3. ^ "Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum". www.vietnamonline.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2019-01-11.