Monuments & Memorials

Depicts the legendary explorer Kupe, his wife Hine-te-aparangi, and tohunga Pekahourangi, celebrating the discovery of Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Located under the memorial is the Seddon family tomb.

Sculpted by Nguyen Quoc Thang, it honors Vietnamese and Soviet/Russian soldiers who died for regional peace.

The resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and president Ho Chi Minh.

Known for its intense, opulent mixture of Vietnamese, European, Roman, and Gothic styles, featuring intricate porcelain/glass mosaics and 127 steps, completed in 1931.

24-statues stone collection consists of 4 military mandarins, 4 literature mandarins, 12 soldiers, and elephants/horses located in the Honor Courtyard. Arranged in two rows displaying detailed, realistic features, symbolizing the emperor`s loyal guardians within a blend of Eastern-Western, concrete-based, and ornate mosaic architecture.

Khải Định worked closely with the government of France, he was considered to be nothing more than "a salaried employee of the French government". Due to close collaboration, he was very unpopular amongst the people of Vietnam.

It is built for the Nguyễn Emperor Tự Đức and took three years to build, from 1864 to 1867. It is divided into a Temple Area and a Tomb Area.

Emperor Tu Duc enjoyed the longest reign of any monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty, ruling from 1848 to 1883.

Although teh Emperor had 104 wives and concubines, he was unable to father a son (possibly he became sterile after contracting smallpox).

Thus, it fell to the Emperor to write his own epitaph on the deeds of his reign. He felt this was a bad omen, but the epitaph can still be found inscribed on the stele in the pavilion just to the east of the Emperor`s tomb..