12-12-2015
Although it is the modern-day capital of Vietnam, Hanoi still retains the mystery and charm of past centuries. Narrow lanes and traditional shop houses invite an exciting exploration by walking, while it’s many beautiful public spaces; lakes, parks, tree-lined boulevards and monuments; give the city an air of elegance and harmony with nature unique among Asian capitals.
Hanoi is located on the banks of the Red River, one of the most ancient capitals in the world, where travellers can find well preserved colonial buildings, ancient pagodas, and unique museums within the city center.
The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a mausoleum here serves as the resting place of Vietnamese Revolutionary leader & President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a large building located in the center of Ba Dinh Square, where Ho, Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Vietnam from 1951 until his death in 1969, read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It is open to the public. The Presidential Palace of Vietnam located in the city of Hanoi, was built between 1900 and 1906 to house the French Governor-General of Indochina.
