Hue is focusing its efforts on restoring and renovating dozens of historical sites.

The Great Gate – the main gate of the Forbidden City located north of the Thai Hoa Palace in the Hue Imperial Citadel – will be restored.

In 2026 alone, the city will implement 11 projects to restore, renovate, and beautify historical sites; including two important sites that are about to begin construction with large investment capital: the Great Palace Gate in the Hue Imperial Citadel and the Thoai Thanh Temple in the Gia Long King's Mausoleum complex. Mr. Phung Van Hoang, Director of the Project Management Board under the Hue Imperial Citadel Conservation Center, said that the restoration, renovation, and beautification of the Great Palace Gate and Thoai Thanh Temple are expected to begin in November 2026.

The project to restore the Dai Cung Mon (Great Palace Gate) has a budget of over 64 billion VND and is expected to be implemented over 4 years, from 2026 to 2030. Dai Cung Mon is the main gate of the Forbidden City (the area reserved for the Nguyen Dynasty's royal family) within the Hue Imperial Citadel. Located north of the Thai Hoa Palace and in front of the Can Chanh Palace, it is the central southern side of the Forbidden City. The structure was built during the reign of Emperor Minh Mang in 1833 and subsequently renovated by the imperial court. However, war destroyed the structure in 1947, leaving only the foundation as a remaining trace.

The project to restore and rehabilitate the Sacred Telephone Hall, part of the Gia Long royal mausoleum complex, has a budget of over 73 billion VND and will be implemented from 2026 to 2030. The Sacred Telephone Hall is a place of worship for the mother of King Gia Long. To date, many structures within the Gia Long royal mausoleum complex have been restored and renovated, but the Sacred Telephone Hall remains in a state of disrepair and neglect.

Many important relics from the Nguyen Dynasty have been and are being restored and renovated, such as: the restoration and embellishment of the Can Chanh Palace in the Forbidden City of Hue, with a budget of nearly 200 billion VND, expected to be completed in 2029; the restoration of the Quoc Tu Giam (Imperial Academy) in the Hue Citadel, with a budget of over 108 billion VND, expected to be completed in 2029; the restoration and adaptation of the Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) in Kim Long ward, with a budget of over 132 billion VND, expected to be completed by the end of 2028; the restoration and beautification of the Ngoc Dich Lake - Imperial Office in the Hue Citadel, with a budget of over 11 billion VND, to be implemented from 2026-2027...

To date, Hue city has invested nearly 4,800 billion VND in the restoration and preservation of over 200 historical sites; the majority of which belong to the Hue Imperial Citadel Complex. Besides contributing to the restoration, renovation, and preservation of these sites, the projects also help to enhance their value. In the first nine months of 2026, the historical sites managed by the Hue Imperial Citadel Conservation Center welcomed over 2.8 million visitors, with an expected total of over 3.2 million visitors for the whole year; revenue from entrance fees reached over 400 billion VND, with a target of approximately 480 billion VND for the whole year; and revenue from services reached over 65 billion VND, a 104% increase compared to the same period in 2025.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/hue-don-luc-phuc-hoi-trung-tu-hang-chuc-di-tich.htm