Emperor Thiệu Trị, son of Minh Mang, reigned for only seven years and did not have the opportunity to build his own mausoleum during his lifetime. After his death, his remains were temporarily kept at Long An Temple, which the Emperor himself had built in 1845. His son, Tu Duc, built this permanent mausoleum in 1848.
Lang Xuong Tho, also known as the Tomb of Queen Mother Tu Du, is a historic tomb located in Thuy Bang Village, Huong Thuy District, Hue, Vietnam. She was the wife of King Thieu Tri, mother of king Tu Duc, so her tomb is within King Thieu Tri's Mausoleum.
Vua Kien Phuc, whose birth name was Nguyen Phuc Ung Dang, was the 7th emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. He was born on February 12, 1869, and ascended to the throne in 1883 at the age of 14. King Kien Phuc was only king for 8 months, and became the most ill-fated monarch of the Nguyen Dynasty, when he died just 15 years old - 1884.
Hổ Quyền (Tiger Arena) was a place where tigers and elephants fought to the death in the style of Roman gladiatorial combat, to entertain the royal family and high-ranking guests. The Tiger Arena was built in 1830 along the southern bank of the Perfume River, about 200 meters from Long Chau Temple, where the royal war elephants were worshipped and buried.
Lăng Kiên Thái Vương (Mausoleum of the Prince of Kiên Thái) is located in Thủy Xuân, Huế. Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Cai (December 13, 1845 - May 15, 1876) was a prince of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. He was the father of three emperors: Kien Phuc, Dong Khanh, and Ham Nghi. Hong Cai was the twenty-sixth son of Thieu Tri, and his mother was Truong Thi Vinh.
Emperor Khải Định who ruled 1916-1925, has chosen slope of Chau Chu mountain, 10 km from Hue, as the location to build his tomb (Mausoleum of Emperor Khai Dinh). The construction of the tomb was started on 1920 and lasted for 11 years.
Chùa Long Châu (Điện Voi Ré or Elephant Zoo) is a famous historical site located in Thuy Bieu, Hue, Vietnam. It is a historical relic of a herd of elephants under the Nguyen dynasty. This unique relic is the vestige of Hue ancient capital.
Emperor Tự Đức’s tomb is located in a narrow valley in Duong Xuan Thuong village (currently Thuong Ba village, Thuy Xuan Commune, Hue City). It is one of the most beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty. The tomb lies in a boundless pine forest, 8 km from Hue. Its construction started in December 1864 and finished in 1867.
Emperor Đồng Khánh was the ninth emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned three years between 1885 and 1889. He was born on March 20, 1864, in Hue, the capital city of Vietnam at the time and was another adopted son of Tu Duc who usurped the throne shortly after the French gained control of Hue. The tomb of Emperor Dong Khanh is the smallest.
