Huế is well known for its historic monuments, which have earned it a place in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.Vietnam's eight World Heritage Sites. Tuổi Trẻ News. 22 July 2014. The seat of the Nguyễn emperors was the Imperial City, which occupies a large, walled area on the north side of the Perfume River. Inside the citadel was a forbidden city where only the emperors, concubines, and those close enough to them were granted access; the punishment for trespassing was death. Today, little of the forbidden city remains, though reconstruction efforts are in progress to maintain it as a historic tourist attraction.thumb|Forbidden Purple City of Hue, once the emperor's home.|leftRoughly along the Perfume River from Huế lie myriad other monuments, including the tombs of several emperors, including Minh Mạng, Khải Định, and Tự Đức. Also notable is the Thiên Mụ Temple, the largest pagoda in Huế and the official symbol of the city.Pham, Sherrise; Emmons, Ron; Eveland, Jennifer; Lin-Liu, Jen (2009). Frommer's South-east Asia. Frommer's. p. 318. .
Huế is well known for its historic monuments, which have earned it a place in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.Vietnam's eight World Heritage Sites. Tuổi Trẻ News. 22 July 2014. The seat of the Nguyễn emperors was the Imperial City, which occupies a large, walled area on the north side of the Perfume River. Inside the citadel was a forbidden city where only the emperors, concubines, and those close enough to them were granted access; the punishment for trespassing was death. Today, little of the forbidden city remains, though reconstruction efforts are in progress to maintain it as a historic tourist a,ttraction.thumb|Forbidden Purple City of Hue, once the emperor's home.|leftRoughly along the Perfume River from Huế lie myriad other monuments, including the tombs of several emperors, including Minh Mạng, Khải Định, and Tự Đức. Also notable is the Thiên Mụ Temple, the largest pagoda in Huế and the official symbol of the city.Pham, Sherrise; Emmons Ron; Eveland, Jennifer; Lin-Liu, Jen (2009). Frommer's South-east Asia. Frommer's. p. 318. .