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Hue Imperial Citadel

Citadel is located inside the Citadel, which functions to protect the most important palaces of the court, the ancestral shrine of Nguyen and protect the Forbidden City - the place reserved for kings and royalty. It is often referred to Citadel and the Forbidden City is the Citadel.

Citadel was built in 1804, but to complete the entire system palaces with more than 100 works, right up to the time of King Minh Mang in 1833, all new work is completed.


Citadel has 4 doors are arranged in 4 sides. The main entrance (south) is Ngo Mon Gate, east have Hien Nhon door, doors Chapter western Germany, northern gate of Peace. The bridge and the lake was dug around the outside of them named Kim Thuy.

Citadel and the entire system of the palace interior is extremely important area, closely distributed by region, with the principle (from the inside out): "Organic describes men and women", "description text Organic martial ". Even in the temple also arranged in order of "organic section describes techniques" (left front, right after, turn over time). These areas are:

- Area defense: including the surrounding outer ring, the port, the lake (trench), bridge and observatory.

- Region celebrated the anniversary: including from Ngo Mon Gate, the main gate of the Citadel - which organized the parade, the Transmission Unit (read Dr. graduates), Mass Care Committee (committee calendar new year) .. . to Thai Hoa Palace - where the ceremonies celebrating the Great North 2 times a month (on the 1st and 15th lunar calendar), the coronation ceremony Longevity, National Day celebration ...

- Regions shrine: placed in front, two side vertical axis of the Citadel in order from the inside out, including: the left has many shrines Nguyen Kim (Million To Mieu), shrine of lord Nguyen (Thailand Temple Group); right there is the shrine Nguyen Phuc London (Hung Temple Group) and the shrine of the Nguyen kings (The Temple).

- Area for grandmother and mother King (rear, right), including delivery systems Truong Sanh (for the Grand Empress Dowager) and supply Dien Tho (for the Queen).

- Area for the prince learning, entertainment like The House garden, office ... electric Kham (rear, left).

- There is also a treasure (Minister of Interior) and the workshop for manufacturing furniture for the royal (front garden The House)

Architecture
Architectural space Citadel and Forbidden City are related closely to the distribution location of works based on functional use. Forbidden City is located in the heart of imperial city, both within the system with an inner palace is often referred to as the Royal Palace and the Citadel.

In terms of dimensions, Forbidden City is a rectangle with sides of 324 x 290,68m, 1.229,36m perimeter, high 3,72m, 0,72m thick built entirely of brick mallet. Architecture, Forbidden City and the Citadel has the following main points:

- The layout of the ground system architecture and symmetrically tight. The works are symmetrical in pairs through the spindle (from the floor Tu Phuong Ngo Mon Gate Infinite A) and in the cash position, logistics; upper and lower; left, right; consistent (martial property description text, describes female male organic, organic section describes techniques). Figures 9 and 5 is used in architecture since according Translate reason, this number corresponding to natural death network.

- The layout of the palace system manifestation unique ideas monarchy. Forbidden City is a microcosm of the royal family, including adequate people living facilities: accommodation, work, study, rest, recreation, power Can Thanh eat and sleep where the King is located in the center of that universe.

In the eyes of the geographical feng shui, Hue Imperial City, located on the 'Great Island ", in the range created by the flow of the river in front and two river tributaries including Bach Yen, Kim Long flowing round back together again downstream. Song Huong act intelligent way, with two small islands Vienna Con Hen and children positioned Ta Thanh Long, Huu Bach Ho (left green dragon, white tiger on the right) flanking ago Imperial City. Across the river, not far from the tops By Son was renamed Ngu Binh, screened front Citadel as a hanging painting nature, keep functions convictions. Citadel and all the buildings of the Citadel, the Forbidden City were turned toward the south, the direction in which the I Ching scored "Holy men pediatric hearing presence galaxy" (referring king facing south to rule Galaxy).

Based on the principles of feng shui, the Nguyen emperors combined elements available in natural terrain such as rivers, mountains, islands ... the same place intervention of human hands when filling a Some sections of the river Bach Yen, Kim Long, while digging a series of river systems and trenches in and outside the Citadel to serve their ideas. All such efforts are not out of the desire for long-term capital of Nguyen dynasty. It is difficult to realize the arrangement constraints in a harmonious whole natural Architecture- like. Not impressed spiritual repression, nor seems unspoiled wilderness workshop, Hue Imperial City to make people feel dignified air properly without losing sense of calm amidst nature relaxed intimacy. Besides, the architectural style and the room layout make Hue Citadel really like a mighty fortress and the strongest ever in Vietnam that Le Rey, a French captain had been to Hue 1819 exclaimed: "Hue Imperial City is the most beautiful fortress, posted most of Indochina, even compared to the fort William in Calcutta and Madras Saint Georges built by the British."

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