Forbidden Purple City, Hue
2006 Hue, Vietnam
The Forbidden Purple City within Hue's Imperial City, photographed in 2006. Once the private residence of the Nguyen Dynasty emperors, most of its structures were destroyed during fighting in the Vietnam War, leaving largely ruins and foundations today.
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