Imperial City of Huế (vnm)

Imperial City of Huế

Imperial City of Huế ranks 1,345th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kenosha, Wisconsin, Strumica, and Kongsberg. Memorable people born in Imperial City of Huế include Bảo Đại, Khải Định, and Tự Đức. Memorable people who died in Imperial City of Huế include Tự Đức, Gia Long, and Minh Mạng. Imperial City of Huế has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many politicians. Imperial City of Huế is located in Vietnam.

The Imperial City is a walled enclosure within the Vauban style citadel 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 offices for mandarins. Constructed in 1804 under Emperor Gia Long as a new capital and later re-model and enlarge in current scale in 1833. It mostly served as ceremonial function and imperial residence during the French colonial period. After the end of the monarchy in 1945, it suffered heavy damage and neglect during the Indochina Wars through the 1980s. The Imperial City was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 as part of the Complex of Huế Monuments and is undergoing restoration. Read more on Wikipedia