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The Imperial City in Hue Holidays

In the early 19th century the Emperor Gia Long consulted geomancers workers to find the best place to build a new palace and citadel. The geomancers chose the present site at Hue and called it the Imperial City. The emperor wished to recreate, in abbreviated form, a replia of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

The emperor decided to locate his own palace within the walls of the citadel along the east side nearest the river. A second, smaller set of walls and moat defined the area of the "Purple Forbidden City," where the emperor built a network of palaces, gates, and courtyards that served as his home and the administrative core of the empire.

The palace remained in beautiful condition until the takeover of Hue, and in 1968 when American military forces in Vietnam, reacting to the communist takeover ordered the city be retaken. American bombs blasted the majority of the city into rubble, sparing only a handful of buildings.

Today the city has been declared a world heritage site and the remaining buildings have been restored. It’s a shadow of its former self but remaining buildings are sufficient enough, to give the visitor a sense of how the Vietnamese interpreted Chinese imperial architecture and adapted it to their culture.

Taking a trip through a city that has seen so much history is sure to blow you away. Step foot where the famous royals of Vietnam have walked, and see some of the most beautiful ancient buildings in history. 

For information on a Vietnam holiday and a trip to the Imperial City, then please fill out one of our enquiry forms. One of our Vietnam holiday experts will get back to you with all the information, on a holiday to Vietnam.

 

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