Headquarters of the Hanoi Uprising Committee

Located at No. 101 Tran Hung Dao Street, Cua Nam Ward, Hanoi. This place was once the headquarters of the Hanoi Revolutionary Military Committee (i.e., the Hanoi Uprising Committee) during the fervent days of the August Revolution in 1945. On the morning of August 18, 1945, the Hanoi Revolutionary Military Committee held its first meeting at this house under the chairmanship of Comrade Nguyen Khang. The meeting assessed the situation and decided to launch a general uprising by the people to seize power in the capital, without waiting for orders from higher levels when the once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity had arrived. Just one day after the meeting here (August 19, 1945), the large rally at the Opera House Square turned into an armed uprising demonstration, achieving complete victory in Hanoi. The building was constructed in the old French architectural style in the early years of the 20th century. A plaque was installed on the building in 2005.