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Tomb Of Gia Long
Tomb of Gia Long (), officially Thiên Thọ Mausoleum (, vi-hantu, :wikt:天, 天:wikt:授, 授:wikt:陵, 陵), is a royal tomb of the Nguyễn dynasty which is located in the Hương Thọ commune of Hương Trà district, some south of the city of Huế. History The tomb was originally built for Emperor Gia Long's first wife, Empress Thừa Thiên (Nguyễn dynasty empress), Thừa Thiên after her death in 1814 but later became Gia Long's and some of his family members' burial site. Today, the tomb is badly damaged and some of its structures have deteriorated. Architecture The tomb is a group of tombs and was well known for its beauty. The tomb originally had a main complex that formed by the double-grave tomb of the emperor and empress Thừa Thiên in the center; Minh Thanh Temple, the dedicated temple of Gia Long and Thừa Thiên in the right, and the monument of Gia Long in the left. They were built at a plain and large hill of Thiên Thọ mount. On the right l ...
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