PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspects the maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on August 15 (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 15 applauded efforts by relevantunits in maintaining and renovating both the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleumand the Monument for Heroic Mothers in Hanoi.
At a working session with the mausoleum’s management board, theGovernment leader highly appreciated the application of science and technologyin preserving the corpse of President Ho Chi Minh.
He asked the management board to improve the information work in orderto promote the cultural and educational values of the mausoleum. He also askedrelevant agencies to work harder to ensure the security and safety of the site.
The PM instructed the Ministry of Construction to coordinate with theHanoi People’s Committee to set forth a plan on building an underground parkinglot in the Ba Dinh Cultural-Historical Relic Complex.
According to the management board, the mausoleum will reopen forvisitors from August 16 after a temporary closure for annual maintenance andrenovation in 2018.
Major General Nguyen Van Cuong, head of the board, said that they had maintainedand repaired the equipment and architecture of both the mausoleum and monument.
The management board joined hands with relevant agencies to ensure securityand safety during memorial services paying tribute to the late President and otherheroic martyrs, as well as for cultural and political activities around themausoleum.
The sites were closed for annual maintenance and renovation from June 15to August 15.
The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is an importantlandmark of the capital city and is integral to the political and socialhistory of Vietnam.
After his death on September 2, 1969, PresidentHo Chi Minh was embalmed and later placed for viewing at this granitemausoleum. The mausoleum, modelled after Lenin’s tomb in Moscow, was built intwo years from 1973 to 1975, with materials donated by people from all over thecountry.
The mausoleum welcomed nearly 51,000 visitors,including 11,500 foreigners, during holidays in celebration of the 43rdNational Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1)this year. –VNA
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