New Palace Exterior
From a distance the New Palace looks like a European baroque palace or villa, but up close you see that the decorative elements are from Vietnamese mythology. The New Palace was built in the latter half of the 19th century during the French colonial period. The imperial family resided here until the 1940s up to when the revolution began that eventually forced out the French in the 1950s. Located inside the imperial stronghold called the Citadel in Hue, Vietnam, the New Palace is one of many structures.
New Palace Exterior
From a distance the New Palace looks like a European baroque palace or villa, but up close you see that the decorative elements are from Vietnamese mythology. The New Palace was built in the latter half of the 19th century during the French colonial period. The imperial family resided here until the 1940s up to when the revolution began that eventually forced out the French in the 1950s. Located inside the imperial stronghold called the Citadel in Hue, Vietnam, the New Palace is one of many structures.