The most beautiful architectural works in the sacred space of Hanoi

Ba Dinh Square is a sacred space that every Vietnamese person wishes to visit at least once. This place is home to the most beautiful and meaningful architectural works of the capital in particular and the whole country in general.

Ba Dinh Square is located to the west of the gate of Hanoi's ancient citadel. Along with preserving and promoting the value of the Presidential Palace Relic Site, our Party and State decided to build Uncle Ho's Mausoleum right on Ba Dinh Square.

Uncle Ho's Mausoleum is located at the site of the old Flag Tower, where Uncle Ho read the Declaration of Independence.

The mausoleum began construction on September 2, 1973 and was inaugurated on August 29, 1975, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day and the first autumn of our country's complete reunification.

In front of the Mausoleum is a large Square, 320m long, 100m wide, with a capacity of up to 200,000 people. There are 168 large grass plots that are green all year round, with 1.4m wide walkways between the grass plots. Right in the middle of the Square is a 30m high flagpole, a sacred space of the Capital with flag-raising ceremonies taking place at 6am every day.

About 300m from President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is the Central Party Office building located at 1A Hung Vuong. Many generations of revolutionary cadres have worked here their entire lives following the Party. The office is a staff agency, assisting the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, directly the Politburo and the Secretariat in organizing and operating the Party's leadership work, coordinating and regulating the activities of the Central Party's staff agencies.

These days, people and tourists passing through Hung Vuong Street are always impressed by the view of the Presidential Palace at night, decorated with a new lighting system, which will be put into operation from August 26, 2024. With the French-style architecture of the building, the new lighting system uses yellow spotlights that still retain the same color at night but highlight the motifs, patterns, and layout of the building. The new lighting system is also more artistic, even from a distance, you can still see the details, patterns, and lines meticulously crafted to every corner.

Next to it is the Government Office building, a national project of special significance. This is where important meetings and general activities of the Government take place. The building has a total floor area of 25,000m2, a scale of 9 floors above ground, 3 basements, designed in a neoclassical style.

Looking across the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ba Dinh Square is the National Assembly building, located on Doc Lap Street (Ba Dinh District). The building has a square structure, a circular central meeting room, 39m high with 5 floors above ground and 3 basements, with a floor area of 60,000m2.

The new National Assembly Building is considered to be the largest project with the most complex construction items and processes that Vietnamese contractors have ever undertaken since its inauguration in 2014.

On Hoang Dieu Street, a few hundred meters from Ba Dinh Square, is the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs who sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland. On May 7, 1994, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the Bac Son Monument was inaugurated. The Bac Son Monument is 12.6m high in an area of 12,000m2. The monument is a square block, 8.7m high, the pedestal is 0.9m high and the pedestal is 1.35m high, the surrounding lake is 1,255m2 wide. The area of trees, lawns, and flower gardens is 1,620m2 wide...