If there are three major regions to the country, there are three different forms of "ao dai", the Vietnamese traditional clothing. Inside the citadel, you'll find a lot of ppl r taking pics. while wearing the Central Version of it.

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Below are three wide shots to illustrate the scale of Hue's Imperial Citadel. The first is fr. the view fr. inner wall looking out to the rampart (outer wall). 2nd is the audience courtyard and third is the innermost courtyard.

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The other extremely noticeable part of Hue is the imperial citadel that sits in the middle of the city. This citadel, as it was being used less than 100 yrs ago, is still very much intact. It has three walls protecting the inner palace

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