Vietnam Ancient Citadels Palaces

Dien Khanh Citadel - Khanh Hoa
The citadel's wall was in an inequilateral hexagon of 3.5m height. The outer face was vertically constructed while the inner was a little bit sloping by two terraces forming a favorable pavement...

Hoang De Citadel (Do Ban Citadel) - Binh Dinh
This was the last capital of the Champa Kingdom where the Cham Kings lived between the 11th and the 15th centuries. Several pieces of stone walls, moats, and granite-tiled roads remain from the Citadel...

Throne Palace (Dien Thai Hoa) and Great Rites Court - Hue City
In 1833, it was moved onto a foundation of 2.33m high by Emperor Minh Mang. It is 44m long, 30.50m large, 11.80m high and contains a 5-compartment...

Royal Library (Thai Binh Lau) - Hue City
In 1821, by order of Emperor Minh Mang, a building was erected west of the Thieu Phuong Garden (Garden of Lingering Aroma), called the Tri Nhan Mansion...

Hien Lam Pavilion - Hue City
The pavilion stands on a 21m by 13m square-shaped foundation. The area amounted to 300m² including the roof overhang. In front, on the stairs (9 steps each) joining the court...

Ben Duoc Monument - Ho Chi Minh City
The monument is dedicated to the war martyrs from 40 cities and provinces, who laid down their lives on the battle fields in Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh...

Duc Ba Cathedral - Ho Chi Minh City
After the first French colonizing force arrived in Vietnam in the mid - 19thcentury, it took only 21 years before the country had a cathedral to match the hulking...

Hoa Lu Ancient Capital - Ninh Binh
The mountains and sea combined to make Hoa Lu picturesque landscape. Hoa Lu lays in a flat valley surrounded by the Trang An lime stone mountains...

Quang Tri Citadel
Quang Tri Citadel was built in 1824, during the 4th year of the reign of Minh Mang. The citadel is approximately 60km north of Hue. The citadel had a style of Vauban...

My Son, a World Heritage Site - Quang Nam
Various researches by archaeologists and architects have revealed that at the beginning, there was only one small wooden temple built by King Bhadresvara I...

Son Tay Citadel - Hanoi (expansion)
Son Tay Citadel was erected in 1822. The wall is surrounded by a 3m deep, 20m wide moat. Each corner of the citadel was armed with cannon...

Hoang A Tuong Castle - Lao Cai
The castle was built at the beginning of the 20th century (between 1914 and 1921). Its owner was Hoang Yen Chao of Tay origin. He was the father of Hoang A Tuong...

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Halong Bay, Vietnam is one of world’s natural wonders and is one of the top tourist attractions in Vietnam. The literal meaning of “Halong” is “Bay of Descending Dragons”. A local legend says that a family of dragons was sent to defend the land long ago when the Vietnamese were fighting the Chinese invaders. These dragons had descended upon what is now Halong Bay...
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