If you are visiting Vietnam, you are sure to spend time in Hanoi.  Hanoi is the capital and second largest city in Vietnam. 

Ba Dinh Square is located in the center of Hanoi, Vietnam. It is one of the many beautiful, cultural and historic tourist sites in Hanoi. This is the place where President Ho Chi Minh read the Proclamation of Independence of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. Ba Dinh Hall is an important meeting place for events in Vietnam.  The Presidential Palace is an administrative office of the Government, and the one-pillar Pagoda is a famous thousand year old cultural piece of history. Also, there is a monument of the patriot combatants who sacrificed their lives for independence.

President Ho Chi Minh's Museum are where many historical documents and relics of his life are on display. President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, an imposing construction, is where his remains are kept. When Ho Chi Minh died, the granite Mausoleum was built here to display his embalmed body. Everyday many visitors come to Ba Dinh Square to honor Ho Chi Minh. In front of Ba Dinh Square is a large grass yard that is divided into 168 squares that many tourists love to come and admire. It remains a major site of tourism and pilgrimage. Also see the One Pillar Pagoda which is located in the park behind the museum.

This is definitely a place worth traveling to, because it is a huge part of history in Vietnam, and is known throughout the world. Above all, it is very meaningful to those who live there. Ba Dinh Square is a place that celebrates life and history, and it's visited from people across the globe.

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