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 Stucco-ornamented south facade of the Colonial-style An Dinh Palace
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 Elegant silk-painting imitations on heavy panelling, elaborate gilt frames, sculpted cornices and reflected ceiling plans: the restored wall and ceiling paintings in An Dinh palace
JPG / 5,3 MB / Downloaden >  Many hands are needed to put a new shine on damaged paintings: Vietnamese trainees at retouching
JPG / 3,6 MB / Downloaden >  Water and iron girders don't mix well: missing plaster around the ceiling girders must be replaced
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UNESCO : Comprehensive information about the ensemble of imperial monuments in Hué
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/678/
UNESCO : (and very lovely) views of several of Hué's monuments
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/vn/hue/map.html
CNN Traveler: "Work in Progress" (from 2007) - An article about the preservation of World Culture in Hué
http://cnntraveller.com/2007/09/01/work-in-progress
Hué and its emperors
An astonishing, private, French collection, with a comprehensive archive of photos taken when Hué was the imperial capital
The imperial court
http://nguyentl.free.fr/html/
photo_la_cour_royal_fr.htm
Hué and its vicinity
http://nguyentl.free.fr/html/
photo_epoque_centre_fr.htm
Ceremony on the occasion of Khai Dinh's 40th birthday (1924)
http://nguyentl.free.fr/html/
photo_epoque_quarantenaire_KD_fr.htm
Burial of Khai Dinh (1926)
http://nguyentl.free.fr/html/
photo_epoque_funerailles_KD_fr.htm
Coronation of Bao Dai (1926)
http://nguyentl.free.fr/html/
photo_epoque_intronisation_BD_fr.htm
The New York Times: "Bao Dai, 83, of Vietnam; Emperor and Bon Vivant" (from 1997)
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
res=980DE6DE153DF931A3575BC0A961958260
&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1
Hué today
The official (and unfortunately, not always accessible) website of Thua Thien Hué province with comprehensive information on the regional capital, Hué (Vn/Eng/Fr)
http://english.thuathienhue.gov.vn/Main.asp?pid=6&cid=2&ln=en
Festival Hué 2008 - Programme preview (3rd -11th June 2008)
http://www.huefestival.com/index.php
Hamburger Abendblatt: 'Verbotene Stadt der Kaiser' (The Emperors' Forbidden City')
http://www.abendblatt.de/
daten/2005/01/15/387075.html
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 Idyllically situated on the banks of the An Cuu river: An Dinh Palace with its imposing main gate
JPG / 3,3 MB / Downloaden >  How An Dinh Palace receives its visitors: the main salon with precious wall paintings depicting the mausoleums of former emperors
JPG / 5,3 MB / Downloaden >  Later coats of paint, cracked varnish and dirt must all be removed to reveal the beauty beneath
JPG / 1,4 MB / Downloaden >  Hidden under later coats of paint and dirt: elaborate floral decorations in the rooms of An Dinh Palace
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