Tinh Thua Thien-Hue Holiday Weather today
Date/time of update: October 14, 2025, 12:58 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Few Clouds
Temperature: 25.55°C
Temperature feels like: 26.48°C
Minimum Temperature: 25.55°C
Maximum Temperature: 25.55°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1011hPa
Humidity:89%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 1.03m/sec
Wind Direction: 280 degrees
Cloudiness: 20%
Sunrise: 2025-10-13 10:41:37
Sunset: 2025-10-14 10:29:30
Hue was the capital city of Vietnam under the Nguyen Dynasty during the period from 1802 to 1945. Hue Citadel was where the Royal Court of the Nguyen Dynasty was seated and where the Royal Family lived.
Travel Guide to The Citadel of Hue
The site of Hue Citadel was researched by King Gia Long in 1803. The construction work started in 1805 and the complex was completed in 1832 under King Minh Mang’s reign.
The site then was called Phu Xuan which had earlier been chosen to be the metropolis of Dang Trong some time during the periods: 1687-1712 and 1739-1774. When the Tay Son took power in 1789, Phu Xuan became the capital city of Vietnam. And when the Nguyen got power from the Tay Son, Phu Xuan again was chosen to be the site of the capital of the kingdom.
The Citadel of Hue had three major components:
- The Outer Citadel which was called Kinh Thanh;
- The Middle Citadel which was called Hoang Thanh or Dai Noi (Royal Citadel or Imperial Citadel);
- The Inner Citadel which was called Tu Cam Thanh or Forbidden Purple City.
Architecture
1/ Ngo Mon
There are five gates at Ngo Mon: the center one is for the King, the two gates close to the center are for mandarins and the two outer ones for servants and soldiers. On the top of Ngo Mon is Ngu Phuc Lau where important ceremonies of the Royal Court took place.
2/ Thai Hoa Palace
The palace name means the Palace of Supreme Harmony. It is here that the throne was placed. This was an important building of the Imperial Citadel where the King hosted Big Official Meetings twice per month. Besides, it was where the King received representatives, officials from foreign countries, ambassadors, diplomatic guests… The King had his birthday ceremonies here, too.
3/ Purple Forbidden City
3.1 Dai Cung Mon
This is the gate to the Purple Forbidden City. The gate has paths leading to the Ta Vu and Huu Vu Buildings.
3.2 Ta Vu, Huu Vu
These two buildings were where Civil Mandarins and Military Mandarins Work.
3.3 Can Chanh Palace
This was the daily working office of the King.
How to get there
Hue Citadel was right on the northern side of the Perfume River. Hue is 700km south of Hanoi, 120km north of Da Nang, 1052km north of Ho Chi Minh City. There are daily flights between either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City and Hue and the flight time from either city is 1 hour 10 minutes.
Hue weather and climate
