See where the last imperial family lived after the dynasty ended

The end of the Citadel's story

A painted panel of a walled temple courtyard set in a deep gilt rococo frame on a patterned wall — Chainwit · CC BY 4.0

Two large gilt-framed landscape murals flank an arched doorway in a hall with a wrought iron chandelier — Chainwit · CC BY 4.0

A mother-of-pearl inlaid daybed roped off beneath gilded murals in a high ornamented hall — Chainwit · CC BY 4.0

A carved wooden figure in court dress stands on a plinth beside a tiled floor and gilded wall panel — Chainwit · CC BY 4.0

A robed wooden statue faces a landscape mural in a gilt frame, staircase and patterned tiles beyond — Chainwit · CC BY 4.0

Built 1917 and thoroughly European inside. This is where Bao Dai's family lived after his abdication in 1945, so it is the end of the story the Citadel begins.

Sources (2)

Hue Monuments Conservation Centre
UNESCO - Complex of Hue Monuments