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| In Hue, the Nguyen emperors constructed countless palaces, temples, tombs, even cities within the city for themselves. |
 Inside the Imperial enclosure. |
 Emperor Tu Duc built a whole park around his tomb, with ponds, pavilions and everything. Nobody knows exactly where the tomb is, though, because all 200 servants who helped bury him were beheaded... |
 Thien Mu Pagoda. In 1963 a Thien Mu monk publicly burned himself to death as a protest against the regime. They in turn called it a barbecue party... |
 Four mandarin soldiers, ready to defend the emperor with their lives.
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