Historical landmark
Mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang
Symmetrical royal tomb complex of walled courtyards, a crescent lake and a round burial mound on one axis.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang outside Hue turns on a carved stone stele near the entrance, and the son who wrote its words after his father's sudden death in eighteen forty one. It traces how Minh Mang, exacting second emperor of Vietnam's Nguyen dynasty and father of over a hundred children, planned the mausoleum's perfect symmetry himself, and how Emperor Thieu Tri carried the plan through. Listen for the crescent lake as you approach the burial ground.
This audio guide was created using AI.