Introduction to Ho Chi Minh’s Former Residence: Ho Chi Minh’s Former Residence is located northwest of the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Hall, in the Presidential Palace next to Ba Dinh Square. The main building of the Chairman's Palace is a French villa, which is quite luxurious. But Ho Chi Minh, who lived a simple life, did not live in the Presidential Palace. His residence was an ordinary house and a stilt house by the pond. You can see it when you walk along the tree-lined path in the garden. The stilt house is made of two floors and is made entirely of wood. Inside, you can view the items he used during his lifetime.