Vietnam Military History Museum before opening to visitors

The Vietnam Military History Museum project is built in Nam Tu Liem district ( Hanoi ), located next to Thang Long avenue.

This Museum project is invested by the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, and is being built on an area of ​​over 74 hectares.

The museum started construction in 2019 and has now completed phase 1. Currently, the units are receiving comments from experts and scientists, editing and perfecting the display before officially opening to the public from November 1.

In the middle of the square in front of the museum is the Victory Tower with a height of 45 m, this is the number representing the year 1945 when the Vietnamese people gained national independence.

The architecture of the Vietnam Military History Museum building originates from the concept of "Heaven, Earth and Sea", which are the three natural elements that form the nation, and at the same time represent the three main forces of the Vietnam People's Army.

The square has two outdoor exhibition areas of about 20,000 square meters, two fountains and a 2,000 square meter lake.

On the left side of the square is an exhibition area for weapons and equipment of the Vietnam People's Army. On the right side of the square is an exhibition area for weapons and equipment used by the French and American armies during the war of aggression against Vietnam.

For the Vietnam Military History Museum, the most typical in the system of artifacts are 4 National Treasures, including 2 MIG-21 aircraft, serial numbers 4324 and 5121, T54B tank serial number 843, and the Map of fighting determination in the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign.

Space to recreate Truong Son road - recorded in our nation's history as a legendary road, a miracle of the resistance war against America.

The artifacts are displayed at the Vietnam Military History Museum.

The Vietnam Military History Museum is an important project to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army, the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day and the 80th anniversary of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

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