Exhibition marks 60 years of Uncle Ho's Stilt House

An exhibition titled “60 years of Uncle Ho's Stilt House in Ho Chi Minh Presidential Palace” celebrating the 128th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19) opens in Hanoi on May 11.
At the exhibition (Photo: VNA)
At the exhibition (Photo: VNA)
The event presents to viewers 200 photos, objects and documents themed Uncle Ho's Stilt House in Ho Chi Minh Presidential Palace; and Uncle Ho's Stilt House, a symbol of President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts, morals, and style, and national unity and international integration.
Uncle Ho's Stilt House in Ho Chi Minh Presidential Palace designed by architect Nguyen Van Ninh was built in 1958. The work took one month to complete to mark the 68th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh on May 17, 1958.
The house has two floors. Uncle Ho used the ground floor as a sitting-room to receive visitors and to meet with the Political Bureau. The floor above includes a working room and a bedroom. President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in here until passed away in 1969.

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