Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House, Traditional stilt house residence in Ba Đình district, Hanoi, Vietnam.
This traditional wooden stilt house stands elevated on wooden pillars above a pond, featuring two floors with modest rooms and surrounded by a garden containing diverse plant species from across Vietnam.
Constructed between April and May 1958 by soldiers under architect Nguyen Van Ninh, this house served as Ho Chi Minh's residence and workspace from its completion until August 1969, the year of his passing.
The structure reflects ethnic minority architectural traditions from northern Vietnam, embodying principles of simplicity and harmony with nature that characterized Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle and his connection to local communities throughout his leadership years.
The site operates Monday mornings from eight to noon and Tuesday through Sunday afternoons from two to four thirty, with an entrance fee of twenty five thousand Vietnamese dong for visitors interested in exploring the preserved residence.
The first floor contains a workspace where Ho Chi Minh held meetings with officials, while the upper level features only twenty square meters divided into two small rooms with minimal furniture, illustrating his deliberately austere living conditions.
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