Ngo Mon Hue
Meridian Gate is the image associated with the land of hue, even is. It is a special architectural value on many aspects. Along with the bridge School Money, States, Thien Mu pagoda Tower, Meridian Gate is the most typical images symbolic of Hue City, the complex of Hue monuments-cultural heritage of the world. If you would like to visit the most famous places of Hue with professional guides, the hãu involved our company’s Hue city tour 1 day
Meridian Gate is the main entrance to the South of the Imperial City (also known as the Cabinet)-Citadel, also considered the face of the Imperial Citadel and the feudal dynasty. Meridian Gate was built under King Minh-King of the Nguyen dynasty. For more than 180 years to the effects of time, nature-Central climate harsh, smoke and flames of war; but Meridian Gate still exist and stand up to today to become a symbol of hue.
In 1833, in the construction planning, the overall upgrade of the Imperial Palace, built by King Minh Meridian Gate-main entrance South of the imperial city. At this location before have Men Physically architecture, built under the reign of King Gia Long; on the radio there are Excellent Raw Power, the two parties have two doors is Useful and Dapper Dapper Description. All this architecture were radically good to build the Meridian Gate.
In properties, Meridian Gate was the main gate of the Imperial City, is also the main direction — South of Room to learn. According to the Sutra Room, King always sit facing South for treatment. (South broad is understood from the Southeast to the Southwest). Therefore, the whole of the city, The Emperor is planning to build under the principle of “Qian Xun direction coordinates” (Northwest-Southeast). This direction is also considered as the North-South.
Meridian Gate in the South compared to the location of the Center is the throne in the Palace of The Republic. About the scale, Meridian Gate is also the largest city in The Imperial Gate 4. Based on la (compass) of Feng Shui Oriental geography, the South in the direction of “Meridian” on axis “Ty-” Meridian (North-South). The name derives from the Meridian Gate, carries the sense of space, direction; not the sense of time. Is the main gate but Meridian Gate is not used much because the informal is very high. Chaos gate is often sealed, only open during special occasions such as when the King was in the yellow group with dwell, or of the foreign envoys welcomed occasion critical of the Imperial Palace.
In terms of function, Meridian Gate is not just The Royal Gateway, which also is a tv station towards the large square in front from the yellow wall to wall layer layer of the city-where straight shafts have other important architectural Monument, is located in the wall of the city. And this square ceremony is where the major ceremony honouring the monarchy as the Tv ceremony (initiator list the death quizzes Dr. SY), the Board of care (calendar), parades … Meridian Gate is also the historic location-the location 24-abdication of King Bao Dai-the last feudal dynasty of Vietnam, on 30/8/1945.
In terms of architecture and structure, the Meridian Gate is a complex, can be divided into two main sections: a background tv station at the bottom and at the top of ngu Phung Lau section. However, the nature and the building materials are very different but the two components are designed in harmony with each other, become a master.
