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Imperial City ringed by a moat inside the Citadel, Hue, Vietnam #140168781
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Pictured is the Imperial City in the Citadel in Hue, Vietnam. Is is viewed across the moat that encircled it for protection. It`s construction began in 1804 and it was the seat of the Nguyen Dynasty. In June 1789 Nguyá»â¦n ÃÂnh ascended the throne of a unified Vietnam and proclaimed himself Emperor Gia Long with Hue, the ancestral seat of the Nguyen Lords as the capital.