Hue

Founded as a Royal City in 1687, the original citadel city of Phu Xuan was built on the site of present day Hue, the gateway to the treasures of Vietnam’s royal past. The city served as Vietnam’s political capital from 1802 to 1945 under the 13th emperor of the Nguyen dynasty and was a major centre of Vietnamese culture, region and education. This small and quiet city is justly famed for the magnificent architecture of the citadel, the palaces, royal tombs, pagodas and temples built under the Nguyen dynasty in an elegant verdant setting on the banks of perfume River. UNESCO has labelled Hue “a beautiful architectural poem”.

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