Once the seat of the Nguyen Dynasty, the city was completely decimated during the war. Initially, American forces didn't use heavy artillery or air support in order to avoid damaging Hue's ancient buildings. As the fighting grew more severe, the restrictions were lifted and the city was reduced to rubble. Inside of the Citadel some structures still stand unharmed while other's lay in ruin.
I don't have too much to say about our time here but not because we were disappointed in any way...during our stay...in Hue. The city itself doesn't have much else to offer outside of the old imperial walls, but we busied ourselves wandering around the grocery store and looking for street food. Rather than get into all of that (because it's boring), I'll just post a bunch of pictures from the Citadel.
The Best of Hue:
Far and a-Hue, (see what I did there), the biggest attraction in Hue is the Imperial City, but a hidden gem lies about 10 km outside of town.. The Tomb of Khai Dinh is a short motorcycle ride away from the city center. The building exteriors look like they belong in medieval Europe. Inside, the tomb is opulently decorated with beautifully detailed mosaics. The images are three-dimensional and the mosaics were created using pieces of broken ceramics.
This pretty much sums up our time in Hue. We visited a few other tombs after this one, but they paled in comparison and therefore, I'm not going to post any pictures of them. I'm also not going to write anything more about Hue. I'm getting lazy.
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