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Mausoleum of Emperor Khai Dinh

The Mausoleum of Emperor Khai Dinh is located in Thuy Bang commune, Huong Thuy district, Thua Thien- Hue province. It is the resting place of the 12th emperor of the Nguyen dynasty, who reigned between 1916 and 1925.
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  • Khai Dinh Tomb was built in 1920 and the construction lasted eleven years (Photo:VNA)

  • Statues of mandarins court stand at the Bai Dinh courtyard (Photo:VNA)

  • Statues of soldiers and elephants at the Bai Dinh courtyard in the Mausoleum of Emperor Khai Dinh (Photo:VNA)

  • The tomb was still unfinished when Emperor Khai Dinh died in 1925. His son, the last emperor of Vietnam Bao Dai finally completed the tomb in 1931 (Photo:VNA)

  • The status of the emperor was cast in France by two French artisans and gilded by Hue artisans (Photo:VNA)

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