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Throne Palace - Hue Print E-mail
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Thursday, 15 November 2007

PalaceLg.jpgThrone palace, the building for great court's meetings, faces the Noon gate and lies right on the axis piercing the centre of the Royal citadel. It was constructed in 1805 by Emperor Gia Long and used later in 1806 for his coronation.

 


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Thuan An beach - Hue Print E-mail
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thuananlg.jpgThuan An beach is situated near by Thuan An mouth, where Huong river runs to Tam Giang lagoon and then to the sea.... In the beginning of the 19th century, King Minh Mang named the place as Thuan An, assigned to build Tran Hai frontier post for defense of the Capital.

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Bach Ma National Park - Hue Print E-mail
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Thursday, 15 November 2007

bachmalg.jpgBach Ma National Park is located approximately 50 km north of Hue. In the 1930s, a city was located in the mountains, but it was almost completely destroyed after the 1946 - 1954 revolution. Nowadays, all that is left are the remnants of a city built with roman architecture and buried under vegetation.


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Tu Duc Mausoleum - Hue city Print E-mail
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Thursday, 15 November 2007
tilebridge.jpgTu Duc's tomb is located in a narrow valley in the village of Thuong Ba, 8km from Hue. The Tomb was built between 1864 and 1867 and consists of a large surrounding wall filled with nearly 50 constructions of varying size. Entering through Vu Khiem entrance you first come to Luu Khiem lake on which sit Xung Khiem Pavilion and Du Khiem Pavilion where the Emperor used to come to admire flowers, compose poems, and read books.
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