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Imperial city: Huế ( Part 6) - Thai Hoa Palace

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The Imperial City of Hue was actually a walled fortress and palace belonged to the ancient city of Hue which was a capital city of the Nguyen Dynasty for 140 years date back from 1805 until 1945.

Thai Hoa Palace is the first palace that faces visitors via the Ngo Mon Gate.Built in 1805 on an area of 1360 square meters, Thai Hoa palace is a typical royal architecture in style of “double houses on one foundation” decorated with gilding and lacquer. Main decorative patterns of the palace are dragons and clouds together with many symbolic ornaments inside and outside of the building. This palace also houses the throne of all Nguyen Emperors.In front of the palace, there is a yard called Salutation Court where all mandarins stood in the Grand Audience ceremony held two times a month. Apart from the Grand Audience ceremony, other important ceremonies were also organized at Thai Hoa palace. Among them were the Coronation ceremony, the royal Birthday Anniversary, etc.By its magnificent location on the main axis of Hue Imperial City and various symbolic meanings in architectural decoration, Thai Hoa palace is the most typical construction of Hue royal architecture in terms of historical, cultural and art values.
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