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The citadel's plan in the Đại Nam nhất thống chí. The diagram is oriented with south at the top The diagram is oriented with south at the top Enthronement of Emperor Bảo Đại in the Imperial City in 1926 with the Emperor's palanquin escorted from Hall of Diligent Governance (Điện Cần Chánh) to the Throne Hall
The complex consists of Hoàng thành (the Imperial City), Kinh thành (the Citadel), and the Tử Cấm Thành (Purple Forbidden City), as well as associated monuments outside of the city, including the tombs of the emperors Gia Long, Minh Mạng, Thiệu Trị, Tự Đức, Dục Đức, Đồng Khánh, and Khải Định, and a string of ...
In mid-1868, Quản Lịch successfully attacked the French fortress at Kiên Giang in Rạch Giá, killing the French-installed provincial chief and 30 of the opposition troops. [29] In order to capture his strongholds and regain the citadel, the French took his mother hostage. [13] French forces then regained control of the fort and captured ...
Cổ Loa Citadel (257 BC, 939 – 967) Imperial Citadel of Hoa Lư (968–1009) Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long (1010–1400; 1428–1789) Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty (1400–1407) Imperial City of Huế (1802–1945) Pretender(s) Guy Georges Vĩnh San (son of Emperor Duy Tân)
The Citadel of Huy (French: Citadelle de Huy) or the Fort of Huy (French: Fort de Huy), known locally as The Castle (Walloon: Li Tchestia), is a fortress located in the Walloon city of Huy in the province of Liège, Belgium. [1] The fort occupies a high position in the town, overlooking the strategic Meuse river.
Hoàng Lê nhất thống chí (皇 黎 一 統 志, Records of the Unification of Imperial Lê), also known as An Nam nhất thống chí (安 南 一 統 志, Records of the Unification of Annam), written by the Writers of Ngô family (吳 家 文 派, Ngô gia văn phái), is a Vietnamese historical novel written in Classical Chinese which consists of 17 chapter based upon the events in the ...
The Meridian Gate to the Imperial Citadel, Huế Closer view of the gate. The Meridian Gate (Vietnamese: Ngọ Môn, Chữ Hán: 午門), also known as the South Gate, is the main gate to the Imperial City, Huế, located within the citadel of Huế.
In 1687 during the reign of Nguyễn lord Nguyễn Phúc Trăn, [9] the construction of a citadel was started in Phú Xuân, a village in Thừa Thiên Province. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The citadel was a power symbol of Nguyễn family rather than a defensive building because the Trịnh lords' army could not breach Nguyễn lords' defense in the north ...