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Ho Chi Minh mausoleum
architecture impacts of various Uncle Ho stilt house: situated within
dynasties spanning from the 7th to 19th Ho Chi Minh complex, Ba Dinh Dist.,
century are quite consistent. There are Hanoi. The stilt house was the dwelling
still many types of bricks used for the and working place of President
construction of palaces and temples. Ho since 1958 till his death (1969).
Each type of brick is attributed to a The house is encircled by a garden
certain dynasty. of hundreds of rare plants from
throughout the country. In the front
Ho Chi Minh complex in Hanoi is Uncle Ho’s fish pond surrounded by
all-year orchids.
President Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum
along with the Ho Chi Minh complex Vietnam museum of ethnology
and museum form a memorial
architectural, cultural and historical site The museum is nested on a 3ha area
of President Ho Chi Minh. on Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Cau
Giay District and was inaugurated in
Ho Chi Minh mausoleum: where 1997. This museum stores artifacts,
the body of President Ho Chi Minh is housing models, products, belongings
stored. Commenced on September and precious sources of documents
2, 1973 and was inaugurated on of the daily life and customs of the 54
August 29, 1975, the mausoleum was ethnicities throughout Vietnam.
constructed on the former foundation
of the stage of Ba Dinh square where Cultural activities of ethnicities often
President Ho read his Declaration of take place in the outdoor display
Independence on September 2, 1945. area such as. These include a sacrifice
of Dao people’s houses; shuttlecock
Ho Chi Minh museum: located near Ba kicking and còn throwing in Mong’s
Dinh square and behind President Ho residence; grave houses of Co Tu
Chi Minh’s mausoleum.The structure was people and reenacted weddings,
opened to the public on May 19, 1990 – the funerals, water puppets and religious
100th birthday of the president. rituals in Kinh ethnic houses.
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