citadel

the citadel complex of hue, set up by nguyen dynasty from 1805 to 1945, is now one amongst the relics of the hue ancient capital – the world cultural heritage, capturing much of tourists’ attention.

the poetic and beautiful hue of vietnam was chosen to be the capital of the kingdom under nguyen lords’ dynasty.  the citadel palace complex is located on the north bank of huong river (perfume river), inside hue city. it is a huge complex covering an area of 520ha and comprising three circles of ramparts, kinh thanh hue (hue capital citadel), hoang thanh (royal citadel) and tu cam thanh (forbidden citadel). it started to be constructed in 1805 under the reign of emperor gia long and was completed in 1832 under the sovereignty of emperor ming mang. over the past 200 years, it has still maintained original with nearly 140 small and large constructions.
                       
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