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Kien Trung Hall

Kien Trung Hall was one of the five important hall of Nguyen Dynasty, located at the end of North pole of the holy axis running throught the center of Hue Forbidden Purple City. It was constructed in 1923, under the reign of Emperor Khai Dinh. It was where the last two emperors lived and worked. After Emperor Khai Dinh passed away, the construction became the accommodation of Emperor Bao Dai’s family. Especially, it was the place that the first meet between Emperor Bo Dai and the delegation of the provisional government of Vietnam discussed his dethronement, from which the emperor handde over his right to run the country to the provisional government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Kien Trung Hall was the combination between the Asian-European architectural style, including the Frenceh and Italian architectural styles. Instead of using the local traditional construction materials such as wood, stone, brick, mortar, lime, and so on, emperor Khai Dinh had the builders to use concrete, cement, steel, iron, broken porcelain, glass, and so forth with the Oriental and European themes of sculpture and painting.
Until 1947, the hall was completely destroyed. Only the foundation could be seen today. On February 16, 2019, Hue Monuments Conservation Centre started the project of Kien Trung Hall reconstruction and restoration.