Architectural, Cultural sights in Hué
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Dieu De National Pagoda
The entrance to Dieu De National Pagoda, built under Emperor Thieu Tri's rule (1841-47), is along Dong Ba Canal. It is one of the city's three 'national pagodas', which were once under the direct patronage of the emperor. Dieu De is famous for its four low towers, one to either side of the gate and two flanking the sanctuary. There are bells in two of the towers; the others contain a drum and a stele dedicated to the emperor.
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Dien Tho Residence
The stunning, partially ruined Dien Tho Residence (1804) once comprised the apartments and audience hall of the Queen Mothers of the Nguyen dynasty. The audience hall houses an exhibition of photos illustrating its former use, and there is a display of embroidered royal garments. Just outside is their Highnesses' enchanting pleasure pavilion, a carved wooden building set above a lily pond.
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Emperor's Reading Room
Behind the Royal Theatre, the two-storey Emperor's Reading Room , decorated with interesting roof mosaics, was the only part of the Forbidden Purple City to have escaped damage during the French re-occupation of Hué in 1947.
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