Soldiers stand guard the entrance of Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

This commanding construction was built from 1973 to 1975 to house the embalmed body of Vietnam’s greatest political leader, Hồ Chí Minh. Visitors and Vietnamese queue for hours every morning to pay their respects to the cadaver, dressed in a khaki wardrobe and encased in a glass sarcophagus.

Hours: 8am – 11am, Tue-Thu, Sat-Sun (December to September) last entry at 10:15am

Address: So 1, Hung Vuong, Dien Bien, Ba Dinh