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Location DB > Vietnam > Thua Thien-Hue > Hue > Hue Citadel
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Hue Citadel
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created by hyphen on 8/2/2007 2:47 PM
last modified by hyphen on 8/2/2007 3:01 PM
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 Basic Information
Type: Buildings (Some Ruins)
Status: Demolished (more or less)
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: drop everything - must see
 Physical Information
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Hue, Thua Thien-Hue
Vietnam
Owner: Vietnamese Government (?)
 Hazards
  • Excessive foliage makes footing a bit treacherous while hiking through the remains.
  •  Interesting Features
    It's a Vietnamese ruin that played a crucial role in the Vietnam war. Need I say more?
     Security Measures
  • You have to pay a few bucks to gain entry.
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 1804
    Closed: 1947
     Required Equipment
  • long pants / sleeves
  • Decent walking shoes
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    CAMERA
     History
    Often referred to as ‘ancient’, Hue’s Citadel is comparatively modern in European terms. Built over thirty years in the early part of the 19th century, the Citadel encompasses three ‘courts’ covering a total of 6 km.

    The outer court within the massive brick walls, ten metres thick in places, is mainly open space and gardens.

    The Imperial City, built along the same lines as the Forbidden Palace in Beijing, was the country's administrative centre. Senior mandarins, court officers and civil servants would have entered by the ‘Ngo Mon’ (noon gate). Directly behind were the Dai Trieu Nghi (great rites courtyard) and the Thai Hoa Palace (throne hall) where the Emperor would meet foreign rulers and emissaries, high-ranking ministers and other dignitaries.

    At the heart of the Imperial City was the ‘Tu Cam Thanh’ (Forbidden Purple City). Only members of the royal family, the Emperor’s concubines, and trusted senior mandarins and officers such as the royal doctor were allowed through the sole entry gate. Inside were various palaces and the Emperor’s private apartments.

    Less than a third of the structures inside the citadel remain. The French army shelled the buildings, and removed or destroyed nearly all the treasures they contained. Most of the buildings in the Forbidden Purple City were destroyed by fire in 1947.

    Further destruction occurred when Hue’s Citadel became the symbolic epicentre of the 1968 Tet Offensive. Major artillery battles were fought when the Viet Cong overran Hue and when the US forces finally recaptured the citadel 25 days later.

    Despite more than fifty years of decay and attrition, the Citadel is still imposing, and recent renovation work has restored several of its buildings to their previous glory. In front of the Hien Cam Lac, an elegant three-storey pavilion, are nine large bronze urns, each dedicated to one of the Nguyen Emperors, the largest being that of Gia Long, builder of the citadel and founder of the empire.

    (From: http://www.haivenu...es-hue-citadel.htm )
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    Restoration projects are in progress, but are slow due to the beating Vietnam's economy took along with the rest of Asia in the late 1990s.
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    March 10th, 2006
    Thu, Aug 2nd, 2007
    posted by hyphen
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    December 8th, 2005
    Thu, Aug 2nd, 2007
    posted by Tupsumato
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    Wed, Feb 20th, 2019
    posted by YoelT
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    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 1/7/2022 11:57 AM.

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  • on Jan 7 22 at 11:57, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Jan 7 22 at 3:33, YoelT updated gallery picture Hue Citadel [47760]
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  • on Jan 7 22 at 3:33, YoelT added some pictures to a gallery
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  • on Jul 23 08 at 2:20, Steed validated this location
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