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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 71 attractions in Hanoi
Traveler Description: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is the historic place where Respected Uncle Ho read the Vietnam Manifesto on September 2nd, 1945. There are always two guardmen... more »
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Attraction type: Historic site
Address: Enter at corner of Hung Vuong and Le Hong Phong Sts. Hanoi
Vietnam
Tel: 04-845-5128

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5 of 5 stars
shopaholickk   4 contributions
world
Oct 17, 2009

Its so far the only mausoleum i've visited in my life and it was a very interesting experience. I had to buy a long dress to wear because of the strict dress code of covered knees and shoulders (but its a good excuse to buy clothes! hehe) Our cameras and phones were taken while we were visiting and later returned... more

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5 of 5 stars
Travel_bugle   46 contributions
London
Sep 7, 2009

Fascinating to see how Ho Chi Minh has been preserved. This was packed out as well and you must keep quiet and not fold your arms. more

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4 of 5 stars
WolfgangCash   10 contributions
Tasmania
Sep 5, 2009

The walk around the mausoleum etc was very interesting. We may have been lucky, but there wasn't a long wait at all, and despite the heat of the day, it was quite pleasant walking around the area. We had been told by several Vietnamese people in Hanoi that we would have to ensure we were wearing long sleeves and trousers,... more

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3 of 5 stars
USA808   33 contributions
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mar 2, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Although it was interesting to see Ho Chi Minh's embalmed body on display in a glass coffin, we weren't particularly moved by the experience. We waited in a "line" for about 45 minutes for just about a minute's worth of time walking around the coffin in the mausoleum. While we didn't observe any particularly interesting reactions from visiting Vietnamese (they... more

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5 of 5 stars
globeseeker007   974 contributions
globeseeker007
Jan 14, 2009

We visited this place our first day in Hanoi. The officials running the place are very efficient and the line moved rapidly. Some people were corrected for talking while others were asked to remove their hats or take their hands out of their pockets. I couldn't help but think how frail the man looked but then I thought that he... more

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4 of 5 stars
nicks1980   48 contributions
Seoul
Sep 16, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum was not an attraction that my husband and I had planned to see. Our guide took there anyway...what an eye opening experience. We felt the Communism in the air from the moment we were in line. They take your bags, phones, cameras (our guide took ours so we didn't have to give them to... more

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3 of 5 stars
Belly_1701   15 contributions
Jun 14, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

It is advisable that you do a quick check (with reliable sources) on the opening hours! None of the reviews i read so far (either on this or other sites) mentioned the opening hours so i thought it would be good to point this out. I was told by the hotel this place opens only on Friday - Sundays, from... more

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5 of 5 stars
mskDC   5 contributions
Wash DC
Oct 25, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

It is the #1 must-do thing in Hanoi. It is free. The other reviews/guides give you the gist -- you line up in 2 lines, usually with about 2000 schoolkids and other curious tourists. You walk steady from the back of the line through the room where they have Ho. No pictures or they might shoot you. You get about... more

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5 of 5 stars
tarzanldy   92 contributions
LA, Calif
Jan 14, 2006
15/15 found this review helpful

Uncle Ho is a revered figure in Vietnam and his mausoleum is over the top. They line you up two at a time and in total silence you are allowed to walk by and view him lying in state. While it may seem goolish, it is a fascinating experience and take a moment to look at the faces of the... more

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5 of 5 stars
フォレストガンブ   15 contributions
猪名川町
Oct 18, 2009

建国の父、ホーチミンの遺体が安置されている廟です。参観は無料ですが、入り口で手荷物を預けなければなりません。カメラは廟に... more

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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Address

Enter at corner of Hung Vuong and Le Hong Phong Sts., Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: 04-845-5128