5000 x 3334 px | 42,3 x 28,2 cm | 16,7 x 11,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
20 settembre 2015
Ubicazione:
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi, north Vietnam
Altre informazioni:
Ho Chi Minh led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the Communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam in north Vietnam in1945. He was the first president of Vietnam and Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam. His body lies in state in a gray granite mausoleum on Ba Dinh square in Hanoi, with a permanent honor guard parading in gleaming white uniforms with red trim standing at attention on either side of the door to the mausoleum. The embalmed remains of Ho Chi Minh are contained in a glass case in the interior, contrary to his wishes expressed in his will that he be cremated, with his ashes scattered over the north, center, and south of his country. Long lines of visitors gather to visit the interior and pay their respects.