Forbidden Purple City
E499971
Forbidden Purple City is the former imperial enclosure and royal residence at the heart of Vietnam’s Huế Imperial City, modeled after Beijing’s Forbidden City.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
imperial residence ⓘ palace complex ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo |
emperor
ⓘ
imperial family ⓘ select court officials ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Vietnamese imperial architecture ⓘ |
| capitalOfDynasty | Nguyễn dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culturalContext | Vietnamese royal culture ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| damagedDuring |
Battle of Huế
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | walled enclosure ⓘ |
| era | Nguyễn dynasty period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
imperial enclosure
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
| governedBy | imperial court of the Nguyễn dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Purple Forbidden City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tử Cấm Thành NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCityContext | Huế as imperial capital of Vietnam ⓘ |
| hasCity | Huế NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Complex of Huế Monuments ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
political center of the Nguyễn court
ⓘ
residential quarters of imperial consorts ⓘ residential quarters of the emperor ⓘ site of court rituals ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Confucian court traditions ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Chinese imperial palace design ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Huế
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huế Imperial City NERFINISHED ⓘ Thừa Thiên Huế Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modeledAfter |
Beijing’s Forbidden City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forbidden City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Complex of Huế Monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Vietnam ⓘ |
| significance |
major historical landmark in Huế
ⓘ
symbol of imperial Vietnam ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | inner walls of Huế Imperial City ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1993 (as part of Complex of Huế Monuments) ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nguyễn dynasty emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.