Thế Miếu Explained

Thế Miếu
Native Name:	Thế Miếu 世廟
Native Language:	Vietnamese
Type:	Confucian royal ancestral shrine
Location:	Huế, Thừa Thiên Huế, Vietnam
Built:	1821
Owner:	Government of Vietnam
Designation1 Type:	Cultural

Qn:	Thế Miếu Thế Tổ Miếu
Chuhan:	世廟 世祖廟

Thế Miếu (chữ Hán: 世廟), also called Thế Tổ Miếu (chữ Hán: 世祖廟), is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine to Vietnam's emperors in the Imperial City, Huế.^[1]

History

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 (cửu đỉnh 九鼎) opposite 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.

Another temple nearby is the Triệu Tổ miếu.

See also

• Taimiao, Beijing
• Jongmyo, Seoul

References

16.4672°N 107.5768°W

Notes and 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 Mieu Temple; this will probably occupy you for most of the day,"