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A wonderfully harmonious and serene - and quite large - complex of buildings, built in the 1860s for Emperor Tu Duc. Filming was going on while we were there - we speculated that it was for a karaoke video, but we could be entirely wrong.

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Looking across Luu Khiem Lake from the main approach to Xung Khiem pavilion
Looking across Luu Khiem Lake from the main approach...
Approaching the pavilion
Approaching the pavilion
Inside the pavilion
Inside the pavilion
Du Khiem Boat Landing (Khiem means 'modest')
Du Khiem Boat Landing (Khiem means 'modest')
Filming in progress, coming up the steps from the landing
Filming in progress, coming up the steps from the landing
From Khiem Cung Gate across the courtyard, paved with bat trang tiles, to Hoa Khiem Temple
From Khiem Cung Gate across the courtyard, paved with...
Inside the temple, with the thrones of Emperor Tu Duc and Empress Hoang Le Thien Anh at the back
Inside the temple, with the thrones of Emperor Tu Duc...
One of the corridors with one side entirely doors opening to the air
One of the corridors with one side entirely doors...
Through the arch at the end, showing one of the beautifully made signs for tourists
Through the arch at the end, showing one of the...
Some ruined buildings at the side - possibly harems
Some ruined buildings at the side - possibly harems
On Khiem Palace
On Khiem Palace
Roof decorations
Roof decorations
Luong Khiem Temple, where Tu Duc's mother, Queen Mother Tu Du, is worshipped
Luong Khiem Temple, where Tu Duc's mother, Queen...
Mary beside the Queen Mother's throne - yes, really
Mary beside the Queen Mother's throne - yes, really
Inside Minh Khiem Chamber, the oldest intact theatre in Vietnam and still in use
Inside Minh Khiem Chamber, the oldest intact theatre...
Just to prove it's a real theatre, a rack of theatrical costumes
Just to prove it's a real theatre, a rack of...
Another airy corridor
Another airy corridor
Looking out onto another courtyard
Looking out onto another courtyard
Can't go up there...
Can't go up there...
Decorated panelling and part of the roof
Decorated panelling and part of the roof
The Honour Courtyard, with its honour guard of elephants, horses and mandarins
The Honour Courtyard, with its honour guard of...
The Stele Pavilion
The Stele Pavilion
The Stele itself, the largest in Vietnam, a stone tablet weighing 20 tonnes
The Stele itself, the largest in Vietnam, a stone...
The Stele again from the side. It took four years to transport it 500 km from Thanh Hoa.
The Stele again from the side. It took four years to...
Long view of the Stele Pavilion
Long view of the Stele Pavilion
These lovely frangipani trees are all over the site.
These lovely frangipani trees are all over the site.
Entrance to the courtyard of the tomb itself, but Tu Duc isn't actually there
Entrance to the courtyard of the tomb itself, but Tu...

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