Newly restored Hue palace re-opens to public

SAIGON – An Dinh Palace in the former imperial city of Hue, a UNESCO world heritage site, re-opened to the public on April 22 following the completion of restoration on its wall paintings and decorations, a report on the Vietnam Tourism website said.

An Dinh Palace is one of the classic structures of Hue imperial city, built on the northern bank of the An Cuu River under an order from King Dong Khanh (1886-1888) after his accession to the throne.

Later, King Khai Dinh (1916-1925) had it transformed into a palace with an enclosure that covers about 2.5 hectares and houses numerous architectural structures.