Explore ancient An Dinh palace in the heart of the ancient capital
Hue is a very popular destination for many domestic and foreign tourists because of its quintessential cuisine and many historical and classical architectural works.
If you have the opportunity to come to the ancient capital, you should try to visit An Dinh Palace – a work with more than 100 years of history with classical and unique design!
Address : No. 97 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Phu Nhuan Ward, Hue City
Previously, this building was built by King Dong Khanh and named Phung Hoa palace with the intention of being a gift for his eldest son, Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Dao (King Khai Dinh). In Thanh Thai 14 (1902), Phung Hoa Cong Nguyen Phuc Buu Dao (ie King Khai Dinh) established the palace and named it An Dinh palace. Until 100 years later, ie in 2002, An Dinh Palace was transferred to the Center for Conservation of Monuments of Hue Citadel to manage, continue to restore, embellish and put into operation in tourism until now.
An Dinh Palace – a work with a history of over 100 years old
Cung An Orientation face to the South. The palace has a total area of 23,463m2, creating peanuts on a flat terrain, the campus is carefully tiled with brick wall, 0.5m thick, 1.8m high, surrounded by iron bars above.
When still intact, there were about 10 works in the palace in order from front to back: Boat dock, Main gate, Trung Lap communal house, Khai Tuong floor, Cuu Tu Dai theater, animal barn, lake … Of course, under the impact of time and the devastation of the war, the palace currently has only 3 buildings with fairly intact structures: the Main Gate, the Trung Lap Palace and the Khai Tuong floor.
The main gate of the palace is designed in a three-dimensional style, consists of two floors and is decorated with highly elaborate embossed porcelain.
The main gate of the palace is designed in a very ancient three-fold style
Trung Lap communal house is built according to the octagonal structure with the high floor, inside there is a bronze statue cast from 1920 by King Khai Dinh, the statue is equal to the real one.
Dinh Trung Lap is the building located between the entrance gate and the Khai Tuong floor. Photo: Hoang Vo
Khai Tuong floor is considered the main architectural work of An Dinh palace. The name Khai Tuong given by King Khai Dinh means the place where the good omen begins. Khai Tuong floor has 3 floors with an area of 745 m2, built in European style.
This is the most important architectural work of An Dinh Palace
The floor is very elaborately decorated, especially the first floor’s interior with murals of high artistic value.
Prominent in the main hall are 6 ornate paintings on the wall panels, solemn borders, carvings of apricot flowers, lotus leaves stylized meticulously and carefully. Although the character’s name is not clearly stated, many visitors can still guess that the paintings are the real perspective of the five mausoleums of the 5 kings: Gia Long, Minh Mang, Thieu Tri, Tu Duc, Dong Khanh; Only picture 6 (from the inside out) is still unclear about what works.
Lobby of An Dinh Palace
If compared with other architectural works built at the same time, An Dinh Palace is always considered a superficial project to be started and completed in the shortest time. An Dinh Palace is a testament to the harmonious combination between traditional decorative themes such as the four-quarter, four-element spirit, the bowl of buu, and the European styles such as Roman style, Bac Dau Boi Tinh …
The design and decoration of the palace makes visitors feel lost in a European castle
In 2001, An Dinh Palace was restored and honored to be in the list of places to organize Hue Festival 2002. In particular, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany sponsored € 17,000 for the restoration of 6 rare murals. in the lobby of the Khai Tuong floor in 2003.
Today, An Dinh Palace is also one of the famous places that many tourists visit when having the opportunity to travel to this ancient capital.
Many young people come to check-in. Photo: Han Tuyet
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