Visiting the mausoleum of King Nguyen is chosen by many tourists when coming to Hue-Tourism

Tomb of King Khai Dinh is an indispensable place among the attractions that need to be discovered by many domestic and foreign tourists when coming to Hue Ancient Capital.

Coming to Hue, many tourists often choose to visit the mausoleums of King Nguyen. Tomb of King Khai Dinh is often at the top of the list of tourists’ attention. Every day, King Khai Dinh’s mausoleum welcomes many tourists from all over the world to visit and learn. Photo: Pham My Duyen.

Less than 10 kilometers from the center of Hue city, King Khai Dinh’s mausoleum was built on the slopes of Chau Chu mountain (in Thuy Bang commune).

King Khai Dinh ascended the throne in 1916, was the 12th king of the Nguyen Dynasty and was the last to build a mausoleum – preparing the eternal resting place of a king.

The mausoleum was started on September 4, 1920 and took 11 years to complete. Photo: Bao Chung

Former military governor Le Van Ba ​​was the commander with the gathering of many famous craftsmen and artisans throughout the country such as Phan Van Tanh, Nguyen Van Kha…

King Khai Dinh sent people to France to buy iron, steel, cement…, to China and Japan to buy porcelain and glassware for construction. Photo: Bao Chung

Compared to the mausoleums in the mausoleum system in Hue, King Khai Dinh’s mausoleum has a small area but is elaborate and time-consuming. It is the result of integration of many classical and modern Asian, European and Vietnamese architectural lines.

Overall, the mausoleum is a rectangular floating block that rises to 127 steps. Photo: Nguyen Vien.

The mountains, hills and streams of a large area around the mausoleum are used as feng shui elements: criminal record, post-occipital, left dragon fruit, right white tiger, Minh Duong, water convergence, creating an exterior scene for King Khai Dinh’s mausoleum. impressive nature.

On the court yard is a set of statues of mandarins, soldiers and elephants and horses, one of the most unique sets of statues in Hue. This is a place where many tourists take pictures. Photo: Nguyen Vien.

Thien Dinh Palace is at the highest position and is the main architecture of the mausoleum. This project consists of 5 consecutive parts. On both sides are Ta and Huu Truc rooms for soldiers guarding the mausoleum.

In front is Khai Thanh Palace – the place for the altar and the portrait of King Khai Dinh.

In the middle is Buu Kan, the statue of the king and the grave at the bottom, the innermost is the altar with the tablet of the late king.

The highest artistic value of the mausoleum is the interior decoration of Thien Dinh Palace. The three nave in the palace are decorated with reliefs made of porcelain and colored glass.

In particular, the Buu canopy on a bronze statue, weighing 1 ton, has soft and elegant curves that make viewers feel like it’s made of very gentle silk.

Beneath Buu Canan is a bronze statue of Khai Dinh cast in France in 1922 at the request of the king.

The person who is mainly responsible for creating artistic masterpieces in King Khai Dinh’s mausoleum is artist Phan Van Tac, the author of three of the largest “Cuu Long hidden clouds” frescoes in our country, decorated on three-room ceiling between Thien Dinh palace. Thanks to his contributions and many talented folk artisans of Vietnam, King Khai Dinh’s mausoleum has become the symbol, the pinnacle of the art of shaping crockery and glass.

Tourists choose ao dai, conical hat… to visit the king’s mausoleum. Photo: Pham My Duyen.

Today, King Khai Dinh’s mausoleum becomes the destination of many domestic and foreign tourists. Photo: Nguyen Vien.