World famous attractions named after President Ho Chi Minh
President Ho Chi Minh - the great leader of Vietnam, honored by UNESCO as a national liberation hero and a great man of culture.
Báo Gia Lai•19/05/2025
Every year, on his birthday - May 19, avenues, roads and places named after President Ho Chi Minh around the world attract thousands of overseas Vietnamese and tourists to visit.
To commemorate President Ho Chi Minh 's contributions to the national liberation movement in colonial countries, Angola named the largest and most beautiful avenue in the capital Luanda Avenida Ho Chi Minh - Ho Chi Minh Avenue. Ho Chi Minh Avenue connects with Cach Mang Thang 10 Street, leading to Luanda airport. At the end of the avenue, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of Luanda Bay - one of the most beautiful seas in Africa. Photo: Urbannext. The Ho Chi Minh Monument was inaugurated on May 18, 1990 in Moscow, Russia, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The monument depicts a smiling President Ho Chi Minh, along with a Vietnamese man about to stand up. Below the monument is the inscription "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom". Photo: Tripadvisor. In July 2023, the authorities of St. Petersburg, Russia inaugurated a monument commemorating the 100th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's arrival in the city. The monument is made of bronze, 3m high, and depicts President Ho Chi Minh holding a book. Photo: Telegram/Alexander Beglov.
In 1990, the City Council and the West Bengal Committee for Indochina-Vietnam Solidarity inaugurated the Ho Chi Minh Saraniai Trail in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Photo: VOV. In the capital New Delhi - India, there is a street named Ho Chi Minh Marg, inaugurated in 1973, attracting many tourists to visit. In addition, in India there is also Ho Chi Minh Park, Ho Chi Minh Peace Park located in many other states. Photo: BQT. The Ho Chi Minh Monument in Havana, Cuba, was completed on the occasion of the 113th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth - May 19, 2003. The monument is located in the Peace Park (now renamed Ho Chi Minh Park). Photo: Vu Ha.
President Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site in Xieng Vang Village, Xieng Muong Commune, Noong Boc District, Khamuane Province - Laos. The project covers an area of about 1.6 hectares, completed in 2012, and was built according to Vietnamese designs and drawings. Photo: VOV. In the picture is the memorial site of President Ho Chi Minh in Nachok village (Ban May), Nakhon Phanom province - Thailand. This historical site was inaugurated on the occasion of the 126th anniversary of his birth - May 19, 2016. Photo: Amazing Thailand. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by the end of 2023, there will be 76 places and structures bearing the mark of President Ho Chi Minh worldwide. On each occasion of his birthday, not only avenues and roads but also all places named after President Ho Chi Minh attract thousands of overseas Vietnamese around the world and foreign tourists to visit. Photo: VOV (left) and Ve Giang.
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