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The Imperial City in the Hue Citadal, Vietnam

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Imperial City, Hue, Vietnam

Vietnamese royalty once lived in the walled Imperial City inside the Hue Citadel, where there was a major battle during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War.

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Vietnamese royalty lived in the Imperial City in Hue for hundreds of years. The walled Hue Citadel was the scene of key battles during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. When the American soldiers took over the Citadel they reportedly found aging concubines still living in one of the buildings.
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