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Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh reopens to visitors

The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi reopened to the public from August 15 after an annual maintenance.
Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh reopens to visitors ảnh 1People visit the mausoleum to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi reopenedto the public from August 15 after an annual maintenance.

The management board of the mausoleum said the regular maintenance wascompleted and respect-paying activities for the late President resumed fromAugust 15.

According to the board, in the first half of 2023, the mausoleum welcomed nearly 1.5 million visitorswho came to pay tribute to founder of the modern Vietnam, a 2.8-fold increaseyear on year, including more than 131,000 foreigners.

Meanwhile, the Ho Chi Minh relic site at the Presidential Palace served nearly2.2 million visitors, and the Ho Chi Minh Museum received nearly 418,000visitors, including 20,000 foreigners.

President Ho Chi Minh passed away on September 2, 1969. His body was embalmedand placed in a glass coffin inside the granite mausoleum.

The mausoleum has become an important landmark of the capital city and isintegral to the political and social history of Vietnam./.
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