Surrounding Area
The 105m Ngự Bình mountain has a strikingly symmetrical figure. On both sides of the Even Mount (Bang Son) are two small mounts, Ta Bat Son (left mount) and Huu Bat Son (right mount). After observing that Bang Son resembled a screen, the Nguyễn Dynasty decided to build up Huế, which became known as their "Forbidden Purple City". Emperor Gia Long approved the design of geomancers which chose this mount as a front altar of the imposing and solid defending wall system, and renamed it Ngự Bình.
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