Tu Duc’s Royal Tomb - Hue, Vietnam
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N 16° 25.988 E 107° 33.880
48Q E 773876 N 1818581
Built between 1864 and 1867, the Tu Duc Royal Tomb is one of several Royal Tombs in the outskirts of Hue, the former Imperial Capital.
Waymark Code: WMDPTR
Location: Vietnam
Date Posted: 02/11/2012
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This tomb is one of the most attractive settings, with a 12-hectare park containing man-made ponds full of nenuphars and lotuses and roughly fifty buildings. No other Royal Tomb in Hue can compare to Tu Duc’s in the department of size and luxuriousness. The tomb’s architecture was designed to work in harmony with the carefully-manicured landscape.
Construction of the tomb demanded so much corvee labor and extra taxation that there was an abortive coup against Tu Duc in 1866. This was put down, and for the remainder of his life, the emperor continued to use the tomb's palace buildings as his place of residence.
The tomb site and its buildings are relatively well-preserved despite the ravages of war and time.
Description:
Emperor Tự Đức was the fourth emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam and reigned from 1848–1883. Although he had over a hundred wives and concubines, he was unable to father a son. Thus, it fell to him to write his own epitaph on the deeds of his reign.
Date of birth: 09/22/1829
Date of death: 07/17/1883
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: daily from 8:00 to 18:00
Fee required?: Yes
Web site: [Web Link]
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