Abstract
In 1993, the complex of monuments built around Vietnam’s former capital city, Huế, was inscribed on World Heritage List. The complex included the Citadel, a walled city that used to house the Royal Court and its administration but is now a residential district of Huế, the Imperial City within it, and the royal burial complexes nestled in the surrounding foothills. Built during the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), the complex of monuments is regarded as ‘an outstanding demonstration of the power of the vanished Vietnamese feudal empire at its apogee in the early 19th century’, and ‘an outstanding example of an eastern feudal capital', justifying their inclusion on the World Heritage List. (UNESCO, 1993)
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