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.
The Nine Dynastic Urns were created in late 1835 and completed in early 1837.
In 2012 they were recognised as a national treasure and considered to be the most valuable bronze objects in the nation.
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.
Each bronze urn represents a King of the Nguyen Dynasty.
The tallest urn stands at 2.5 metres high, compared to the shortest which is 2.3 metres high.
Each one weighs up to 4.3 kg.
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.
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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