Hue the old imperial city of Vietnam.

The Forbidden City is not only in Beijing even Vietnam has its Forbidden city. It is located in Hue.som was once the capital of Vietnam until 1945.

Hue is a city with approximately 260 000 inhabitants and is the capital of the province of Thua Thien-Hue. The whole municipality has about 321 000 inhabitants. The city was formerly the capital of the country and is known for its monuments and their architecture.

Hue emerged as the Nguyễn family's capital, a feudal dynasty which dominated much of contemporary southern Vietnam. 1802 succeeded by Phúc Nguyễn Anh (later Emperor Gia Long) to take control of the whole of Vietnam, and then made Hue the capital of for the whole Vietnam. The city had that status until 1945, when the Communists took power in northern Vietnam, Emperor Bao Đại forced to abdicate. The new Communist government made Hanoi the capital of the north Vietnam. While Bao Đại again proclaimed "Head of state" 1949th His new capital was in Saigon, South Vietnam.

Hue's central location made the city ended up near the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The city was in South Vietnam. In connection with the Tet offensive around 80 percent of the city was destroyed when the American conquered Hue