Thế Miếu

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View of the Thế Miếu temple in Huế
Nine dynastic urns dedicated to nine emperors

The Thế Miếu, also called Thế Tổ Miếu, is an ancestral temple to Vietnam's emperors in the Imperial City, Huế.[1] It was constructed at the orders of emperor Minh Mạng in 1822-1823 for the purposes of ancestor worship of the past emperors of the Nguyễn Dynasty. Nine dynastic urns (Vietnamese cửu đỉnh 九鼎) in front of the Thế Miếu were also cast in 1822 and dedicated to the first nine Nguyen emperors. These urns are similar to the legendary Nine Tripod Cauldrons (Chinese jiǔdǐng 九鼎) of China's Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

References

  1. ↑ Frommer's Vietnam: with Angkor Wat Ron Emmons - 2012 "Visit the Hue Citadel, taking in some of its renovated buildings such as the Thai Hoa Palace and the The Mieu Temple; this will probably occupy you for most of the day,"

Coordinates: 16°28′02″N 107°34′36″E / 16.4672°N 107.5768°E / 16.4672; 107.5768

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