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A glance at Nine Dynastic Urns inscribed on UNESCO Memory of World Register

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VOV.VN - The Nine Dynastic Urns, which have been inscribed in the Memory of the World Register, can be found in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
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The Nine Dynastic Urns were created in late 1835 and completed in early 1837.
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In 2012 they were recognised as a national treasure and considered to be the most valuable bronze objects in the nation.
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On May 8 at the 10th plenary meeting of Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific held in Mongolia, the bronze urns were inscribed in the Memory of the World Register.
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Each bronze urn represents a King of the Nguyen Dynasty.
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The tallest urn stands at 2.5 metres high, compared to the shortest which is 2.3 metres high.
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Each one weighs up to 4.3 kg.
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The intact urns are horizontally placed at the yard of the Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi)’s The To Mieu (To Mieu Temple), a place to worship the kings of the Nguyen Dynasty which was the last feudal regime which ruled Vietnam from 1802 to 1945.
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All cast in bronze, they represent the unity and beauty of the country, as well as the sustainable existence of the Nguyen Dynasty.
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