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On December 2, 1992, the Royal Mausoleums was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

The worshipping house of Grand Duke Pham Dang Hung was once the residence place of Queen Mother Tu Du when she was small.

 Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

The worshipping house has arches decorated with flowers and leaves in the western architectural style that is combined  with Chinese parallels in the oriental architectural style.

 Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

The imposing wooden gate shows the position of the head of the family.

 Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

The worshipping house has doors made from precious timbers in the traditional Hue architectural style.

 Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

Carved images and a row of delicate handrails on each gate.

 Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

In the middle of the worshiping house is the altar of members of the Pham Dang Family.

 Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

The altar of Grand Duke Pham Dang Hung is placed in the middle of the house that looks like the altars of the Nguyen Kings in The Mieu in Hue Imperial Palace.

 Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

The carved images of “Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise and Phoenix” on the altar of Grand Duke Pham Dang Hung are imbued with royal artistic features.

 Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

Ancient ancestral tablets on the altar.

Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung 

An ancient well built with wooden-hammer bricks in the precinct of Hoang Gia Tomb Complex.

 Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

The tomb of Grand Duke Pham Dang Hung looks like a hat of court dress.

Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung

Legendary, the corpse of Grand Duke Pham Dang Hung has been buried in sitting posture in the tomb.

Royal Mausoleums, Pham Dang Hung 

After 130 years of being lost, the stele presented by King Tu Duc is found and replaced on the tomb.



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