A series of exhibitions celebrating the August Revolution and National Day on September 2nd are being held at Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

VHO - On August 19th, at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel (Ba Dinh Ward, Hanoi), three exhibitions will take place: “House and Tunnel D67 - The Journey to Complete Victory” (Phase 1); “Promoting the Value of the Revolutionary Relic of the Cryptography Tunnel - General Staff Headquarters”; and “Hanoi Flagpole/Monument - The Fatherland and the Aspiration for Peace”.

This is a practical activity to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025) and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - February 2, 2025).

For the exhibition "House and Bunker D67 - The Journey to Complete Victory ," the Thang Long- Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center developed the exhibition content with the goal of vividly explaining the role of House and Bunker D67 during the period 1968-1975.

On October 10, 1954, the Vietnamese national flag was first flown atop the Hanoi Flagpole, affirming an independent and self-reliant Vietnam.

The exhibition features over 300 documents and images, divided into four themes: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the First War of Destruction; The Story of House and Bunker D67; Defeating the “Vietnamization of the War” and the Second War of Destruction; and the Great Victory of Spring 1975 .

The D67 House and Bunker revolutionary site is a historically significant landmark of the Ho Chi Minh era. Secretly constructed in 1967 amidst fierce warfare, the D67 House and Bunker served as the venue for many important meetings of the Politburo and the Central Military Commission, and also as the workplace of the Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People's Army throughout the resistance war against the US and the subsequent national reconstruction.

The exhibition "Promoting the Value of the Cryptography Bunker - General Staff Headquarters" provides information through documentary films and a system of sound panels that tell stories, giving visitors the feeling of being involved in working in the bunker during the time when many historical events took place.

This highlights historical information about the role and activities of the Cryptography Department - General Staff at the General Headquarters during the resistance war against the US.

The General Staff Headquarters' Cryptography Tunnel, built during the war against the US, played a crucial role in helping the General Headquarters of the Vietnam People's Army maintain its direction, management, and command over the various branches of the armed forces and fronts under the intense bombing of Hanoi by the US Air Force.

The Cryptography Bunker was started on February 10, 1966 and completed on June 30, 1966, with a total area of ​​37.2 ^m² . Its peak usage period was December 1972.

The D67 House and Bunker revolutionary relic is a historically significant site of the Ho Chi Minh era.

The exhibition "Hanoi Flagpole/Monument - Fatherland and the Aspiration for Peace" aims to honor and promote the value of an important historical site, preserving the cultural and spiritual values ​​of the people of Hanoi and the Vietnamese nation.

The exhibition is presented according to three themes: Monuments under the Nguyen Dynasty; the French colonial occupation and its transformations; and independent Vietnam.

These themes are displayed in a combination of chronological arrangement from past to present or future, highlighting key events, and using artifacts to provide more vivid illustrations; short films about the history of the construction of the Flagpole are shown, especially reviving the historic moment of the liberation of Hanoi on October 10, 1954.

The Hanoi Flagpole was built by King Gia Long between approximately 1805 and 1812 in the southernmost center of the Hanoi citadel's main axis, on the former site of the Chu Tuoc Gate from the Le Dynasty. The architecture is in the form of a tower with a three-tiered square base, an octagonal column shaft, and a flagpole at the top.

During the Nguyen Dynasty, on major holidays, the 15th and 1st days of the lunar month, the flagpole displayed yellow and red flags, symbolizing national sovereignty. During the French colonial period, the French transformed the flagpole into an observation post and information station, flying the French flag as a symbol of colonial rule.

On October 10, 1954, the Vietnamese national flag was first flown atop the Hanoi Flagpole, affirming Vietnam's independence and self-reliance. During the war against the US, the top of the flagpole served as an observation post, monitoring the situation during the US bombing of Hanoi.

Throughout its more than 200-year history, the Hanoi Flagpole has marked important events in the struggle for national independence. Today, the Hanoi Flagpole still stands tall, bearing the national flag atop it, symbolizing the will for independence, heroism, and aspiration for peace of Hanoi and the Vietnamese people.

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