An Dinh Palace

An Dinh Palace

An Dinh is the private palace of King Khai Dinh, located on the bank of An Cuu River, formerly in De Bat Ward - Hue Town, now 97 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Hue City. Originally at this location since Thanh Thai 14 (1902), Phung Hoa Cong Nguyen Phuc Buu Dao (later known as King Khai Dinh) established a palace, naming it An Dinh palace. In the year Khai Dinh 2 (1917), the king used his own money to renovate the palace according to modern architectural style. In early 1919, construction work was completed, the palace still retained its name. From February 28, 1922, An Dinh Palace became the potential residence of Crown Prince Vinh Thuy (later King Bao Dai). After the August Revolution of 1945, former Emperor Bao Dai's family moved from the Royal Palace to live at An Dinh Palace. After 1954, the Ngo Dinh Diem government confiscated the An Dinh Palace. After 1975, Ms. Tu Cung donated An Dinh Palace to the revolutionary government. Up to now, An Dinh Palace relics are being restored. An Dinh Palace faces south, towards An Cuu River. The palace has a flat terrain, total area of ​​23,463m2, surrounded by a brick wall, 0.5m thick, 1.8m high, surrounded by an iron fence. When intact, the palace had about 10 structures. From front to back are: Boat wharf, Main gate, Trung Lap communal house, Khai Tuong pavilion, Cuu Tu Dai theater, animal cage, lake... through time and the devastation of war, up to now the palace only The remaining 3 works are quite intact: the main gate, Trung Lap communal house and Khai Tuong pavilion. The main gate is made of three-door style, two floors, decorated with elaborately embossed porcelain. Trung Lap Communal House, located inside the door, has an octagonal structure with a high foundation. In the communal house, there is a bronze statue of King Khai Dinh, life-sized, cast in 1920. Khai Tuong Pavilion is located behind Trung Lap communal house, which is the main architectural work of An Dinh Palace. The word Khai Tuong (meaning the place where good omens originate), the floor's name was given by King Khai Dinh. The 3-storey floor, built with new materials in the style of a European castle, occupies an area of ​​up to 745m2. The floor is very elaborately decorated, especially the interior of the first floor with murals of very high artistic value. Along with other architectural works of the Khai Dinh period such as Khai Dinh mausoleum, Kien Trung floor, Hien Nhon gate... An Dinh palace is considered a typical representative of Vietnamese architectural style in the neo-classical period. Neo - Classique. The work was recognized as a national monument on December 13, 2006. Source: Thua Thien Hue electronic information portal

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