Thế Miếu
Historical place of worship in Huế, Vietnam
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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 of Huế.[1]
LocationPhú Xuân district, Huế, Vietnam
Built1821
| Thế Miếu | |
|---|---|
| Thế Miếu 世廟 (Vietnamese) | |
Thế Miếu Temple in the Imperial City, Huế | |
  Location within Vietnam | |
| Type | Confucian royal ancestral shrine |
| Location | Phú Xuân district, Huế, Vietnam |
| History | |
| Built | 1821 |
| Site notes | |
| Owner | Government of Vietnam |
Vietnamese alphabetThế Miếu
Thế Tổ Miếu
Thế Tổ Miếu
Chữ Hán世廟
世祖廟
世祖廟
| Thế Miếu | |
| Vietnamese alphabet | Thế Miếu Thế Tổ Miếu |
|---|---|
| Chữ Hán | 世廟 世祖廟 |
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.
