Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum stands as a massive, rectangular granite structure in the center of Ba Dinh Square. Its exterior is defined by rows of marble columns and a wide, tiered roof, with the words President Ho Chi Minh inscribed in crimson jade across the portico. It sits on the historic site where Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence in nineteen forty-five, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.