Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

The Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum ( _vi. Lăng Hồ Chí Minh) is a large memorial to the Vietnamese leader. It is located in Ba Ðình Square in Hà Nội and was modeled after Lenin's Mausoleum. Ho Chi Minh's body is preserved here and the mausoleum is open for people to come and pay their respects. Today rows of visitors could be seen visiting the place everyday.

In his will, he stated his wish to be cremated and to have his ashes buried in the hills of the north, centre, and south of Việt Nam. He said that he liked cremation because it was "more hygienic than burial and could also save land for agricultural purpose". By building this mausoleum, the successor Communist government intentionally violated this wish.

See also

* Kumsusan Memorial Palace
* Lenin's Mausoleum
* Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
* Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum


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