Mausoleums, monuments and tombs
Tomb of Mrs.
Hoang Thi Loan is located on Mount Dong Tranh, Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province. The tomb was
built in 1985, on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh’s 95th birthday
anniversary. Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan (1868-1901) was the mother of many patriotic
children, including Nguyen Sinh Cung, who later became President Ho Chi Minh.
From the mount foot, visitors will have to climb nearly 300 stone steps leading
to the tomb. Above it is a concrete roof stylised as the loom with which Mrs.
Hoang Thi Loan used to weave cloth to earn a living and feed her children.
Located in Ba Dinh Square, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, the construction of
the Mausoleum started in September 1973, on the foundations of the old rostrum
in Ba Dinh Square
where president Ho Chi Minh used to chair national meetings. Ho Chi Minh's
Mausoleum was completed nearly two years later on August 29, 1975.
Tomb of King Dong Khanh is located on the land of Cu Si Hamlet, now Thuong Hai Village, Thuy Xuan Commune, Hue City. Dong Khanh's Tomb construction lasted through the lives of four Emperors Nguyen (1888-1923). That's why it bears the stamp of two architectural inclinations of two different historical periods.
Tomb of Duc Duc
is located in An Cuu Ward, Hue City, Thua Thien - Hue Province. In comparison with the tombs of other Emperors, Duc Duc's tomb
presents a simpler and modest architecture.
Tomb of Gia Long is located 16km from the center of Hue, on the top of the Thien Tho Mountain, on the west bank of the Perfume River. The tomb of Gia Long is in fact a group of tombs including those of the Emperor's relatives. The whole compound is spread on a joint mountain with 42 small and big mounts, amongst which Dai Thien Tho is the biggest.To visit Gia Long's tomb, tourists can go by boat about 18km along the Perfume River and then land directly at the wharf of the tomb, or they can go about 16km by car to Kim Ngoc wharf, take the bac from there and walk for some more kilometers.
Tomb of Khai Dinh is located on the slope of Chau Chu Mountain (also called Chau E), 10km from Hue City. In comparison with those of the preceding emperors, Khai Dinh’s tomb is much smaller in surface (117m x 48.5m) but it is very elaborate. It is the result of the interminglement of many architectural trends: European and Asian, as well as ancient and modern.
Tomb of Minh Mang is located 12km form Hue, on Cam Ke mount, near Bang Lang fork, on the west bank of the Perfume River. Minh Mang's tomb is a standard architectural complex consisting of 40 constructions (palaces, temples, pavilions, etc.) designed on an symmetric axis running from Dai Hong gate to the foot of La Thanh (Surrounding Wall) behind the Emperor's tomb.
Tomb of Thieu Tri lies in Chu Chanh Village, Thuy Bang Commune, Huong Thuy District, about 8km from center of Hue City. The tomb can be divided into two parts: the tomb area and temple area. After being on the throne for seven years, Emperor Thieu Tri was sick and died on 4 November 1847 at the age of 41. In his lifetime, the Emperor neither thought of his death nor wanted the people and soldiers to waste so much labour and property for him, so he did not have his tomb built.
Tomb of Tu Duc is located in a narrow valley in Duong Xuan Thuong Village (currently Thuong Ba Village, Thuy Xuan Commune, Hue City). It is one of the most beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty. The tomb lies in a boundless pine forest, 8km from Hue city-centre. Its construction started in December 1864 and finished in 1867.On an area of about 12ha wide, nearly 50 constructions were built on terraces of various levels (about 10m difference). All constructions include the word Khiem (Modesty) in their names.
