Explore the place with 39 tombs of kings and queens

Duc Duc Tomb (An Lang) located on Duy Tan Street, An Cuu Ward, Hue City is the common tomb of three generations of Nguyen Dynasty kings, including King Duc Duc (father; 1952-1883), Thanh Thai (son; 1879-1954) and Duy Tan (grandson; 1900-1945). This tomb was started to be built in 1899 under King Thanh Thai to worship his father, King Duc Duc. On September 27, 1997, the Ministry of Culture and Information decided to recognize it as a national monument, an architectural art form.

Khám phá nơi có 39 lăng mộ các ông hoàng, bà chúa- Ảnh 1. — An Lang after restoration.

Compared to other tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty kings, Duc Duc Tomb has a simpler and more modest architecture. The tomb consists of two areas: Long An Palace and the tomb of the king and queen, both with Phuoc Qua Islet in the front as the front screen, Mu Niem stream flowing in front as the main element, and Tam Thai Mountain in the back as the backrest.

The rectangular mausoleum area has an area of 3,445m2, inside there is no stele and stone statue like other royal mausoleums. To enter the mausoleum, one must go through two three-door gates, with a false roof made of cement. In the middle of Buu Thanh, there is a square-shaped Huynh Oc house, replacing the stele house. Inside the Huynh Oc house there is no stele, instead there is a stone bed and stone table used to display the incense table and prepare offerings every time the king's death anniversary is celebrated. On the left and right are the tombs of King Duc Duc and Queen Tu Minh.

Khám phá nơi có 39 lăng mộ các ông hoàng, bà chúa- Ảnh 2. — An Lang campus seen from above.

Long An Palace is located in the center of the mausoleum area, a structure built according to the model of the palaces in Hue. Inside there are 3 altars to worship the tablets of the kings: Duc Duc and his wife (in the middle), Thanh Thai (on the left) and Duy Tan (on the right).

Behind Long An Palace is the resting place of two kings Thanh Thai and Duy Tan (who were reburied from France in 1987) - those who dared to change the throne to gain independence and sovereignty for the nation, then chose death and were buried in simple, modest graves like their hearts.

Khám phá nơi có 39 lăng mộ các ông hoàng, bà chúa- Ảnh 3. — Gate to An Lang.

In this area, there are also the tombs of King Thanh Thai's wives such as Royal Noble Consort Nguyen Gia Thi Anh, Nguyen Thi Dinh (King Duy Tan's mother) and Khoan Phi Ho Thi Phuong; the tomb of Princess Luong Linh (King Duy Tan's sister), the tomb of Mai Thi Vang (reburied) King Duy Tan's wife and some tombs of royal relatives of King Duy Tan.

An Lang area also has 39 tombs of kings and queens and 121 earthen tombs of the Fourth Main Lineage (Nguyen Phuc Clan).

This mausoleum covers an area of nearly 6 hectares, and was started in 1899 under the reign of King Thanh Thai to worship his father, King Duc Duc. Then, in 1954, King Thanh Thai passed away and was brought back to An Lang for burial. In 1987, the remains of the patriotic king Duy Tan were brought from France to An Lang for burial with his father Thanh Thai and grandfather - King Duc Duc.

Faced with the serious degradation, in 2017, the People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province approved a project to preserve, restore and renovate this relic, including the temple and mausoleum areas with a budget of more than 40 billion VND, and began implementation in 2018.

To date, the project has restored items such as Long An Palace (where the three Nguyen kings are worshiped), the tomb of King Duc Duc and welcomed tourists to visit for free since the beginning of August.