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The Complex of Huế Monuments ( Vietnamese: Quần thể di tích Cố đô Huế) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site -listed relic complex located in the city of Huế, central Vietnam. Established as the capital of newly unified Vietnam in 1802 under the reign of emperor Gia Long, Hue played a vital role as the political, cultural, and ...
It contains a UNESCO-designated site, the Complex of Huế Monuments, which is a popular tourist attraction. Alongside its moat and thick stone walls the complex encompasses the Imperial City of Huế, with palaces and shrines; the Forbidden Purple City, once the emperor's home; and a replica of the Royal Theater. [3]
The Imperial City ( Vietnamese: Hoàng thành; chữ Hán: 皇城) is a walled enclosure within the citadel ( Kinh thành; chữ Hán: 京城) of the city of Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty. It contains the palaces that housed the imperial family, as well as shrines, gardens, and villas for mandarins.
Reminders of the once royal riverside town include an Unesco designated site, the Complex of Hue Monuments in Thua Thien, and the Forbidden Purple City, once home to the imperial family – their ...
Complex of Huế Monuments: Huế: 1993 678; (iv) (cultural) The Complex of Huế Monuments is located in and around Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam under the Nguyễn dynasty. Despite having suffered from the effects of three wars, the site is well-preserved and remains a remarkable construction of the 19th century. [13] [4]
Imperial procession of the prayer to heaven at the Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth (1942) The Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth ( Vietnamese: Đàn Nam Giao; chữ Hán: 南郊壇) is an imperial altar situated south of the city of Huế, central Vietnam. It also known as the Nam Giao altar. It is dedicated to the ...
The Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long ( Vietnamese: Hoàng thành Thăng Long; chữ Hán: 皇城 昇龍) is a complex of historic buildings associated with the history of Vietnam located in the centre of Hanoi, Vietnam. Its construction began in 1010 and was completed in early 1011 under the reign of Emperor Lý Thái Tổ of the Lý dynasty .
The Tomb of Khải Định ( Vietnamese: Lăng Khải Định, chữ Hán: 陵 啓 定 ), officially Ứng Mausoleum ( Ứng lăng, chữ Hán: 應 陵) is a tomb built for Khải Định, the twelfth Emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam. It features a blend of Vietnamese architecture with Western styles. [1] The tomb was completed in ...