Each royal tomb has a particular landscape and a own charm. That of Minh Mang is known for perfect harmony between architecture and natural environment. It began to be built during his reign (1820-1841) and was completed only in 1843, two years after his death by his successor Thiệu Trị.
The temple Sung Ấn , dedicated to Minh Mang and his wife by his successor, may be achieved through three terraces and the gate Hiền Ðức. On the other side of this temple, there are three stone bridges spanning Lake Pure Clarity. (Hồ Minh Trung). The central bridge known as the « bridge of the Intelligence and righteousness » (Trung Ðạo Kiêu , built in marble was used only by the emperor. Pavilion Minh Lâu (Pavilion of Light) represent the Triad: Heaven, Human being and the Earth. (Thiên Nhân Ðịa).
Hiếu Lăng (孝陵)
From a stone bridge spanning the lake Tân Nguyệt (Lake of the New Moon), one can reach through a gate in bronze, a circular wall symbolizing the sun and in the middle of this sacred fence it is the emperor ‘s tomb, a mound of soil surrounded by natural pines.


- 1 Ðại Hồng Môn
- The red main gate
- 2 Sùng Ấn Ðiện
- The cult of temple
- 3 Hoàng Trạch Môn
- The Hoàng Trạch gate of pavilion of light
- 4 Minh Lâu
- The pavilion of light
- 5 Trung Ðạo Kiều
- The bridge of the Intelligence and righteousness
- 6 Mộ của vua Minh Mạng
- The mausoleum of Minh Mang emperor
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