Kahai Dinh Mausoleum, Hue, Vietnam Album
Panoramic of the burial grounds of the 4th Emperor of
the Nguyen Dynasty, Tu Duc (1829-1883)
The Hoa Khiem Palace.  This area
was used as a vacation home
before the Emperor died.
The Hoa Khiem Palace was used
by the Emperor as a working
place.
The entrance into the grounds of
the Kahai Dinh Mausoleum.  The
lake is Luu Khiem Lake.
The Xung Kheim Pavilion was
used for fishing by the Emperor.
Bi Dinh Pavilion has the Khiem
Chung narrative which is the
biography of the Emperor.
Joanne meeting terra cotta
figurines of the Emperor's
Mandarins.
The Vietnamese Monarchy ended
in 1945.
Joanne finds more terra cotta
military and mandarin figurines.
Luong Kheim is the terraced
necropolis where the Emperor's
seplucre is located.  
A look back as we leave the
grounds.
Exit from the mauseleum area.  The
50 buildings on the grounds were
built between 1864 and 1867.
The seplucre of Tu Duc the 4th
Emperor of the N
guyen Dynasty.