The historic buildings and monuments of Hanoi bear testimony to the richness of the capital city’s cultural heritage and offer visitors a glimpse into the nation’s long arduous struggle for independence and reunification in the mid-20th century.



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Sixty-nine years ago at Ba Dinh Square, on September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

 

 

 

 

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The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum was inaugurated at Ba Binh Square in 1975. Now people from throughout the world can come and pay tribute to the Great Leader.

 

 

 

 

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The House at 48 Hang Ngang Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi was once a silk shop owned by Trinh Phuc Loi - a patriotic upper middle class person – who took part in the Tonkin Free School Movement (Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc) led by Luong Van Can in the early 20th century.

 

 

 

 

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Uncle Ho stayed for a spell at the house and from here he wrote the Declaration of Independence from August 25 to September 2, 1945. A large room on the second floor served as a reception area for guests.

 

 

 

 

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A table and chair used during the time Uncle Ho writing the Declaration of Independence.

 

 

 

 

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At the Hanoi Opera House and August Revolution Square on August 19, 1945, Viet Minh forces staged a grand meeting to appraise armed forces, which directly led to the general uprisings against French rule throughout the country.

 

 

 

 

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Also on August 19, 1945, Viet Minh forces and Hanoians occupied the   house of French Colonial Government of Tonkin (Phu Kham Sai Bac Ky) at 12 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

 

 

 

 

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The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Indochina (now the Communist Party of Vietnam) clandestinely met at a house owned by Hai Ve in Phu Thuong ward, Tay Ho district, Hanoi zfrom 1941 to 1945.

 

 

 

 

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Mrs Hai Ve’s real name was Cong Thi Lun. Her thatched house became a safe and secret place for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Indochina to operate.

 

 

 

 

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Hanoi Flag Tower on Dien Bien Phu Street at the age of nearly 200 was built during Nguyen dynasty and remains a symbol of the capital city.

 

 

 

 

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It is now part of the Vietnam Military History Museum. The tower was nearly destroyed when the French destroyed the Hanoi citadel. On October 10, 1954, the national red flag was first hoisted to the top of the tower and flown.

 



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