Being the capital city under the reign of 13 Emperors of Nguyen Dynasty, the last royal dynasty from 1802 to 1945, Hue city itself brings the unique architecture values with diverse system of the most meticulous and massive constructions including royal architectures, religious architectures, modern and traditional architectures.

Each construction is a completed unique artwork and special in its own way that you can explore in Hue city tour.Hue architecture cannot lack the most important part creating appearance of the Ancient Capital of Hue – the royal architecture.

Just one time visiting Hue, you will see a royal architectural system consists of the majestic walls, royal palaces, royal tombs and temples.With the role of country’s political centre, Nguyen Emperors built an enormous wall system to symbolize the supreme power of Nguyen dynasty with three layers including the Citadel, Imperial City and the Purple Forbidden City which are located in the north bank of Perfume river.

The outside area is a large square fortified rampart called “Kinh Thanh” (Citadel) with each of the four walls 2 kilometres long and ringed by a wide moat.

This is a huge network of palaces, offices, temples, gates, courtyards and gardens that served as emperor’s personal home and the administrative core of the Empire.

Especially, Imperial City was built in a wonderful setting of the natural landscapes with the Perfume River and the Ngu Binh mount like a snake and lion to protect the city.Contributing to the Vietnam architecture treasure is the system of Nguyen Kings’ tombs on the other side of Perfume River and the west of the citadel.