The Tombs of Minh Mạng and Khải Định

Hue’s golden days as Vietnam’s capital are firmly interred in the past. So it’s appropriate that some of the city’s most noteworthy sights are tombs. We’d be visiting four imperial tombs during our stay in the city, starting with two of the most impressive: the royal mausoleums of Minh Mạng and Khải Định.

The Tomb of Minh Mạng

Minh Mạng was the second emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, reigning over Vietnam from 1820 to 1841. He was a strict, authoritarian ruler, with a firm belief in Confucian...