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> Ho Chi Minh
's Mausoleum
After two years of
construction, the mausoleum of President Ho Chi
Minh was officially inaugurated on August 29,1975.
The facade of the mausoleum faces the historic Ba
Dinh Square.
The mausoleum is divided into three layers with a
combined height of 21.6 meters. The lowest layer
forms a terraced stand exclusively used for the
presidium of grand meetings organized at the
grassy Ba Dinh Square. The second layer is the
central piece of the mausoleum where the remains
of the president is kept in a chamber accessible
through a series of passages and flights of marble
staircases. The upper part of the mausoleum is the
roof resembling a three terraced steps. The facade
of the upper part bears an inscription "President
Ho Chi Minh" made of dark violet precious stone.
The mausoleum is the place to keep the remains of
President Ho Chi Minh, the great patriotic who had
been conferred the title "World Cultural Activist"
and the national hero. The conferment was made on
the occasion of the centenary anniversary of
President Ho Chi Minh's Birthday (1890-1990).
The mausoleum project was the results of artistic
labor of both Vietnamese and former Soviet Union
scientists in respect for President Ho Chi Minh.
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