After over three years of meticulous restoration, Thai Hoa Palace, the historic venue where kings in the Nguyen Dynasty held their royal court, is now open to domestic and international visitors. This reopening adds another significant highlight to Hue’s complex of monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Originally constructed by King Gia Long in 1805 and later rebuilt by King Minh Mang nearly 30 years later, Thai Hoa Palace stands as the most important and majestic structure within the Nguyen Dynasty’s Royal Palace. It symbolizes the power and grandeur of the imperial court and is considered a masterpiece of Hue’s ancient architecture, preserved in its original form to this day.
On November 23, a ceremonial recreation of the king’s court marked the reopening of the palace. The event also celebrated the receipt of UNESCO’s Asia Pacific Documentary Heritage Certificate for The Bas-reliefs on the Nine Dynastic Urns at the Hue Imperial Palace and included a groundbreaking ceremony for the restoration of Can Chanh Palace.
