The antique beauty of Emperor Tu Duc's Tomb through international lenses
Located in Hue province, the Tomb of Tu Duc is one of the most popular tourist attractions amongst royal mausoleums in Hue citadel. Through the lenses of international photographers, the Tomb of Tu Duc - the Tomb of Modesty - appears with majestic and solemn beauty.
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| The scene at Luu Khiem lake of Tu Duc mausoleum, one of the most famous mausoleums in Hue. (Photo: Paul Robinson) |
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| Xung Khiem Ta (House for sightseeing), a beautiful architecture locates by Luu Khiem lake. (Photo: Rudi Niranjan) |
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| The majesty and solemn of the Tu Duc tombstone. (Photo: Jacques-Etienne Grandjean) |
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| A close-up view of the stele house, where the Khiem Cung Ky stele is kept (the stele records the process of building Tu Duc tomb and Emperor Tu Duc's thoughts for the country). (Photo: Eduardo Teixeira de Sousa) |
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| A huge sign in the front yard of the stele house. (Photo: Jacques-Etienne Grandjean) |
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| The imprint of time. (Photo: Roland W. Kunz) |
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| Behind the doors of the impregnated area. (Photo: Pierre Amiand) |
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| Hoa Khiem Palace, where Emperor Tu Duc worked whenever he came to the tomb during his lifetime. (Photo: Horned-Cauldron David) |
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| Outside Buu Thanh, the wall surrounding the tomb. (Photo: Jagabanta Ningthoujam) |
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| The copper gate of the tomb is beautifully decorated with blue and green ceramics. (Photo: Massimo Lama) |
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| Moss on a stone wall in the resting place of Emperor Tu Duc. (Photo: Roland W. Kunz) |
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