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Facade of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum "Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh" inscribed across it, meaning "President Ho Chi Minh" , Ba Dinh Square Hanoi, Vietnam

The Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh) is a large memorial to the Vietnamese leader in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is located in the center of Ba Dinh Square, which is the place where Ho read the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Built 1973-1975. Ho Chi Minh’s body is preserved in the cooled, central hall of the mausoleum, with a military honor guard.

Entrance to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum with guard of honor , Ba Dinh Square Hanoi, Vietnam

The Totalitarian / Stalinist mausoleum was inspired by Lenin’s Mausoleum in Moscow (see images) and is contextual to the extent that the roof lines and peristyle vaguely recall traditional houses. The exterior is made of gray granite, while the interior is gray, black, and red polished stone. The mausoleum’s portico has the words “Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh” inscribed across it, meaning “President Ho Chi Minh” inlaid from crimson stone gem of Cao Bang.

Two platforms with seven steps for parade viewing. flanking the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi, Vietnam

Construction materials were brought from all over the country and the Soviet Union also sent two thousand slabs of marble and polished marble to decorate the tomb. The structure is 21.6 metres high and 41.2 metres wide. Flanking the mausoleum are two platforms with seven steps for parade viewing.

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi, Vietnam

The Mausoleum is designed to have high durability against the bombing and earthquake. There are also special protection against floods and the glass coffin is built to withstand large mechanical force and “special accommodations” are in place to keep the corpse safe in case of war.

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Photographic highlights of a ten day journey along the 164 km Cotswold Way long-distance footpath walked south to north from Bath to Chipping Campden, Spring 2010. The path runs along the Cotswold Edge escarpment of the Cotswold Hills in England. View Map

Detail of The Circus, Bath, England, by Architect John Wood the Elder

Synthetic grass steps with Daffodils leading to a tee at Lansdown Golf club near Bath adjacent to the Cotswold Way

Mortimer vacated shop window "Market Gardeners since 1897" displaying paintings by a pet portrait artist, Dursley

Overgrown Bench by the Cotswold Way near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

The Waterloo plantation on Wotton Hill above Wotton-under-Edge on the Cotswold Way

Represented landscape. The sign at Coaley peak indicating points of interest with views across the Severn valley to the Brecon Beacons in Wale in the Distance

Roof of young beech leaves which and are a delicate lime green colour above the Cotswold Way

Steps run up a steep field of Dandelions and Blue Bells on the Cotswold Way on Cam Long Down

St Mary's Parish Church, Painswick surrounded by 99 yew trees and tombstones. Painswick. Gloucestershire, England

Bubbling water rushes by moss at the the mill race at Skinner's Mill, Painswick

Bluebells in front of beech trees at Standish Wood in spring near the Cotswold way. Gloucestershire, England

Bluebells in front of beech trees at Standish Wood in spring near the Cotswold way. Gloucestershire, England

Path as scar. Maiden hill near Stroud. Cotswold way. Gloucestershire, England

Field of bright yellow rapeseed in flower (canola) under a blue sky overlooked by a solitary house in woodland. Seven Springs, Gloucestershire, England.

False Tree Mobile Phone Mast / Fake Cell phone Antenna Tower in English landscape.

Cooper's Hill, Nut Hill & May Hill (L to R) seen from under a beech tree on Crickley Hill on the Cotswold Way

Dr Edward Wilson Antarctic Explorer contemplates a Horse chestnut tree, Cheltenham in the Long Garden in front of the Municipal Offices.

Overhead power lines diagonally cross the Cotswold landscape of rolling hills and fields Ravensgate Hill in Gloucestershire, England.

Solitary tree at Cleeve common hill at dusk near Cheltenham, Malvern Hills in the distance, Gloucestershire, England

Meadow of Dandelion (Taraxacum) and Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Bernh). Half seeded dandelion clock and parachute balls with Chosen Hill (R) and Nut Hill (L) visible in the distance Gloucestershire, England

The A40 , A436 roundabout at Seven Springs, Gloucestershire

Grass explodes into life next to the curb stone of the A435 by the road at Seven Springs, Gloucestershire

Detail of rock strata at old limestone quarry workings at Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

A row of suburban houses in leafy Leckhampton Cheltenham Spa Town, Gloucestershire

Devil's chimney made from Lower Freestone above a disused quarry in Leckhampton on the outskirts of Cheltenham

Belas Knap neolithic long barrow, Northern False Portal

A sheep in a field showing Ridge and furrow pattern, Lower Coscombe Wood Stanway, Gloucestershire, England

Row of Saplings forming an avenue with Stanway House Fountain at Coscombe corner on the Cotswold Way

Honey Bee Swarm starting to leave for a new location in a field near Postlip, Gloucestershire

Dramatic storm clouds above the Cotswold village of Broadway, England

Interior View of Roof beams and stone tiling at Chipping Campden Market Hall, Gloucestershire

Interior View of Roof beams and stone tiling at Chipping Campden Market Hall, Gloucestershire

If you wish to see more a collection of all 225 photographs from the Cotswold is online here. Individual galleries from the journey van be viewed via the links below. Chronological blog posts with selected images and written impressions from each section can also be seen below.

Day 1 blog post : Bath-Tormaton. 27Km [Gallery of 16 images]
Day 2 blog post : Tormarton to Wotton-under-Edge. 24km [Gallery of 2 images]
Day 3 blog post : Wotton-under-Edge to Dursley. 12km [Gallery of 20 images]
Day 4 blog post : Dursley to Leonard Stanley. 12km [Gallery of 7 images]
Day 5 blog post : Leonard Stanley to Cooper’s Hill. 19km [Gallery of 23 images]
Day 6 blog post : Cooper’s Hill to Crickley Hill. 10km [Gallery of 7 images]
Day 7 blog post : Crickley Hill to Seven Springs. 10km [Gallery of 26 images]
Day 8 blog post : Seven springs to Cleeve Hill. 12km [Gallery of 17 images]
Day 9 blog post : Cleeve hill to Stanway. 19km [Gallery of 15 images]
Day 10 blog post : Stanway to Chipping Campden. 19km [Gallery of 12 images]

Other image galleries created on the journey:

The Circus, Bath, by John Wood the Elder [Gallery of 10 images]
The Royal Crescent, Bath by John Wood the Younger [Gallery of 16 images]
Aerial photographs  of Cheltenham Spa [Gallery of 15 images]
False Tree Mobile Phone Mastnext to the A40 [Gallery of 5 images]
Field of yellow rapeseed oil (canola) [Gallery of 10 images]
Pylons / overhead power lines  [Gallery of 15 images]
Belas Knap neolithic long barrow [9 images]

If you wish to instantly download images, purchase prints or license an image you can do this online by follow the gallery links above or if you prefer please contact Quintin directly:  mail@quintinlake.com

Photography © Quintin Lake, 2010

Suede cows, Floral steps, Tidy thatch, Rippling Hills, Woodland strata, Symmetrical planting, Overflowing tea rooms, Tourists touring, Manicured topiary, Bubbling Sky, Cotswold storm, Poncho’d ramblers, staged tournament, ancient market

Purple flower steps, Stanton, Gloucestershire

Beechwood forest floor at Buckland Wood, Gloucestershire

Entrance to Kylsant House, Broadway, Worcestershire

Dramatic storm clouds above the Cotswold village of Braodway, England

Dark storm clouds above the Cotswold village of Braodway, England

Dark storm clouds above the Cotswold village of Braodway, England

Interior View of Roof beams and stone tiling  at Chipping Campden Market Hall, Gloucestershire

Interior View of Roof beams and stone tiling at Chipping Campden Market Hall, Gloucestershire

Back to to Day 9:  Cleeve Hill to Stanway

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Honey Bee Swarm on a branch in a field near Postlip, Gloucestershire

Close-up of a Honey Bee Swarm on a branch in a field near Postlip, Gloucestershire

Honey Bee Swarm starting to leave for a new location in a field near Postlip, Gloucestershire

Honey Bee Swarm airborne and leaving for a new location in a field near Postlip, Gloucestershire

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Fields of pronounced Ridge and furrow patterns, Lower Coscombe Wood Stanway, Gloucestershire, England

A sheep in a field showing Ridge and furrow pattern, Lower Coscombe Wood Stanway, Gloucestershire, England

A field of pronounced Ridge and furrow pattern contrasts with a wood, Lower Coscombe Wood Stanway, Gloucestershire, England

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Golf carts, Lonely horse, Walled hall, Collabsed barn, Bee swarm, Fibre factory, Empty factory, Toilet for sale, Busy tea rooms, Verdant meadow, Gas pipe line, Ruined abbey, Steam train whistling, Sapling alley, Floating house, Ridge & Furrow, Coffin in wall

Honey Bee Swarm starting to leave for a new location in a field near Postlip, Gloucestershire

Early growth crop of corn (maize). Field near Postlip, Gloucestershire

Wormington to Sapperton high pressure Gas Pipeline in the Cotswolds waiting to be buried in a field near Hailes, Gloucestershire, England

Row of Saplings forming an avenue with Stanway House Fountain at Coscombe corner on the Cotswold Way

A field of pronounced Ridge and furrow pattern contrasts with a wood, Lower Coscombe Wood Stanway, Gloucestershire, England

Churchyard Wall, North Side of Churchyard, Church of St Peter, Stanway, reused stone from church including stone coffin

Churchyard Wall, North Side of Churchyard, Church of St Peter, Stanway, reused stone from church including stone coffin

< Back to Day 8: Seven Springs to Cleeve hill

On to Day 10:  Stanway to Chipping Campden >

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Belas Knap neolithic long barrow, Northern False Portal

Belas Knap is a neolithic long barrow, situated on Cleeve Hill, near Cheltenham and Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, England. It is in the care of English Heritage. “Belas” is possibly derived from the Latin word bellus, ‘beautiful’, which could describe the hill or its view. “Knap” is derived from the Old English for the top, crest, or summit of a hill.

Belas Knap neolithic burial mound , Northern False Portal at left with Western Chamber just visible at right

What appears to be the main entrance to the barrow, with intricate dry-stone walling and large limestone jambs and lintels is, in fact, a false one. The actual burial chambers are down the long East and West sides of the barrow and at its Southern foot. There are four burial chambers, two on opposite sides near the middle, one at the South-East angle and one at the South end. These are formed of upright stone slabs, linked by dry-stone walling and originally had corbelled roofs.

Belas Knap neolithic long barrow, Northern False Portal from 4m high vantage

This northern end measures about 26 metres wide and the barrow then tapers towards the south where it measures 17 metres in width and less than a metre in height. The whole of this trapezoid mound is around 70 metres in length.

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Text from wikipedia article
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Panoramic View on Cheltenham Spa Town from Leckhampton Hill

Aerial view of Cheltenham Spa Town centre from Leckhampton Hill

Terraced houses, tower of St Philip and St James Church, Leckhampton and facade of Suffolk square regency architecture (at right) in aerial view of tree lined streets of Cheltenham Spa Town seen from Leckhampton Hill

Cheltenham Eagle tower (the 15-storey building is the town's tallest structure and only only sky scraper) and Cheltenham College chapel (at right) of seen from Leckhampton Hill

The suburban edge of Leckhampton meets rural fields, Cheltenham Spa Town. Aerial view seen from Leckhampton Hill

A row of suburban houses in leafy Leckhampton Cheltenham Spa Town, Gloucestershire

Suburban houses and tree lined road at the south edge of Cheltenham Spa Town, Gloucestershire. Aerial view seen from Leckhampton Hill

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