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More formally, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex. Naturally, no photography is allowed inside the Mausoleum, but he does look uncannily lifelike. The rest is his Stilt House, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh Museum, One Pillar Pagoda and Dien Huu Pagoda, though we didn't see everything.

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The Mausoleum from across the square
The Mausoleum from across the square
The Mausoleum from nearby
The Mausoleum from nearby
The Presidential Palace, built in 1906 as the Palace of the Governor General of Indochina
The Presidential Palace, built in 1906 as the Palace...
It was too grand for Ho, who wanted something more modest, and is now used for official receptions.
It was too grand for Ho, who wanted something more...
The mystery building! We remember seeing this, but can't identify it, so if anyone can put us out of our misery...
The mystery building! We remember seeing this, but...
The mystery building again: a dining room with a place laid (for Ho?)
The mystery building again: a dining room with a...
And the same building once more: an office (Ho's?)
And the same building once more: an office (Ho's?)
This doesn't seem to be the same building (the windows are different), but it could be...
This doesn't seem to be the same building (the...
The 'traditional' stilt house that was built for Ho - still more than he wanted but he accepted it.
The 'traditional' stilt house that was built for Ho...
A meeting room on the ground floor
A meeting room on the ground floor
Uncle Ho's bedroom
Uncle Ho's bedroom
The bunker where Uncle Ho hid during the bombing
The bunker where Uncle Ho hid during the bombing
The One Pillar Pagoda (because it stands on a single pillar)
The One Pillar Pagoda (because it stands on a single...
Past the One Pillar Pagoda towards the trees in the park
Past the One Pillar Pagoda towards the trees in the park
Swamp cypress (or something like it) roots poking up by the carp-filled pond
Swamp cypress (or something like it) roots poking up...
Quince trees
Quince trees
Ho Chi Minh Museum, which unfortunately we didn't have time to visit
Ho Chi Minh Museum, which unfortunately we didn't...

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