Ho Chi Minh

When visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, be sure to follow all of the rules and regulations outlined below as the rules regarding dress and behavior are strictly enforced by all staff and guards. Legs must be covered (no shorts or miniskirts – however, I believe I wore shorts on the day I … Read more

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh) is located in the center of Ba Ðình Square where Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945 – establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Construction on the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum began on September 2, 1973 and the … Read more

The grounds of the Hanoi Presidential Palace also contain a garage with Ho Chi Minh’s used cars.        

Before the Ho Chi Minh Stilt House, also known as Nha San Bac Ho or Uncle Ho’s Stilt House, was constructed, Ho Chi Minh lived in another complex of buildings on the grounds of the Hanoi Presidential Palace. He lived in this complex from 1954 until 1958.          

Surrounding the Ho Chi Minh Stilt House, also known as Nha San Bac Ho or Uncle Ho’s Stilt House, are gardens containing weeping willows, mango trees and fragrant frangipani and jasmine. Ho Chi Minh lived in the house from 1958 to 1969, where in addition to tending to his political duties, he watered his garden … Read more

At the back of the Ho Chi Minh Stilt House are wooden steps that lead to a second floor study and a bedroom where Ho Chi Minh lived. The study contains an antique typewriter and a bookcase filled with books in many different languages. The bedroom contains only a bed, an electric clock, an old-fashioned … Read more

The Ho Chi Minh Stilt House, also known as Nha San Bac Ho or Uncle Ho’s Stilt House, contains a ground floor area next to the stilts where there are tables and chairs that were used by members of the North Vietnamese politburo for political or war meetings.      

Ho Chi Minh believed the Hanoi Presidential Palace was too grand and hence when he became president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1954, he had a modest wooden structure built in a corner of the Presidential Palace’s extensive grounds. This structure, known as the Ho Chi Minh Stilt House or as Nha San … Read more