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Forbidden City


Forbidden City
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Copyright: Chuck Kuhn (ckuhn55) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 143 W: 57 N: 83] (2166)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2001-01-01
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 10D, Tamron 28-75 f2.8 XR Di, Compact Flash 2G
Exposure: f/2.8, 1 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-05-21 10:22
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One of many walls & structures in Forbidden City.
Citadel and Forbidden City

The construction of the Citadel started in 1805 during the reign of Emperor Gia Long of the Nguyen Dynasty. The successive kings of the dynasty have ordered to build ramparts, palaces and other structure for royals. The exterior citadel has 24 bastions on the top of the wall, built for defensive purpose.

At the center of the Citadel, locates the Imperial City which was the seat of the highest offices of Vietnam's Feudalism. The Imperial City's compound is connected with the outer citadel by four entrance gates, among which the Noon Gate is only used for the king. The area of Imperial city is divided into sectors, packed with more than 100 beautiful buildings and structures.

The Forbidden Purple City is also located in the Imperial City. This area is uniquely reserved for Emperors and his royal family. More than 50 architectural buildings were built in different shapes and different purposes, including the Emperor's Private Palace, palace for conducting political affairs, Queen's residence, royal theatre, Emperor's library, kitchen, etc.
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Perfect sharp, nice combination of colors, clasic composition. congratulations Chuck

Bonjour Chuk,
J'aime beaucoup les photos de la végétation qui prend le pas sur l'architecture humaine. Les couleurs et le cadrage sont excellents. Bravo ! /David/

Beautiful picture. I would have taken some green out of the bricks. But still very nice picture.

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