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Vietnam: Hue Portfolio

This gatehouse is part of the outer perimeter wall of the old Imperial City in Hue.

The Flag Tower, completed in 1807, stands across from the Meridian Gate to the Imperial Citadel in Hue, Vietnam.

The Meridian Gate (Ngọ Môn) is the principal entrance to the Vietnamese Imperial Citadel in Hue.

A tour group begins its walk through the Purple Forbidden City in Hue.

This pavilion is on the grounds of the Purple Forbidden City, the Nguyen Dynasty imperial residence, in Hue.

The Hiển Nhơn Gate is one of the entrances to the Purple Forbidden City, residence of Nguyen Dynasty emperors within the Imperial Citadel in Hue.

Details from one of the gates inside the Imperial Citadel in Hue.

A decorative window are with a Chinese motif inside the Purple Forbidden City in Hue.

Decorative dragon in the Imperial City of Hue

Inside the grounds of the Imperial Citadel in Hue.

A melancholy arch within the grounds of the rundown but still magnificent Imperial Citadel in Hue.

A scene in the grounds of the rundown but still magnificent Imperial Citadel in Hue.

This elegant wooden doorway graces the residence of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hue.

A peaceful morning along the Perfume River, which flows through Hue before emptying into the East Sea.

The Buddhist Thien Mu Pagoda, founded in 1601, sits on the banks of the Perfume River

Bonsai style trees are popular in Vietnam; this example is inside the grounds of the Thien Mu Pagoda.

Three young men enjoying Vietnamese coffee and cigarettes on a hot Hue afternoon.

Few Vietnamese own private cars; for most people motorbikes are the primary form of personal transport.

French style baguettes are part of France's colonial legacy in Vietnam.

Beef noodle soup is a signature dish from Hue.

This Vietnamese women is carrying her baskets by the banks of the Perfume River in Hue.

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