On Day 7 we first visited two mausoleums of the rulers of the Nguyen dynasty. The Nguyen dynasty was from 1802 to 1945. Crazy to think these guys ruled up until as recent as 1945. These emperors would build these elaborate mausoleums and tombs for themselves decades before they died and then would go there to spend their leisure time, do a little work, reading, etc.
The first mausoleum we visited was built most recently and was for the emporer Tu duc who actually died before he got to spend time here.
The first photo is of the entrance to the mausoleum. The stairs were very steep.
