(VOVWORLD) - A house in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District, where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in 1945, has been recognized as a National Historical Site.
The house of Nguyen Thi An in Phu Thuong Ward was the first stop of President HCM in August, 1945, on his way from the Viet Bac resistance base back to Hanoi to read the Declaration of Independence.
The President worked with several senior Party officials during his days at the house.
One year later, President HCM made a second visit to the house where he talked with local residents and officials.
An's house is now looked after by her offspring, who said the recognition by the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism realizes its true value and historical significance.
With 14 objects and tens of documents and images related to the late President’s stay, the house was recognised as a memorial house of President HCM and opened to visitors in 1996.