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Little remains of the fierce Battle of Hue, a Vietnam War conflict that killed thousands, except bullet holes in this cistern in the town's citadel

Location: Hue, Vietnam

Date: June 2008

Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

ID Number: #6B124202


  Other photographs in the "hue vietnam" collection:

Savory, delicious rice in leaf, probably a banana leaf, in local restaurant

savory-rice-in-leaf

Dogs napping in Hue home

dogs-napping-hue

Good advice anywhere and everywhere: no lying zone (khu vuc cam nam)

no-lying-zone

Vietnamese tourists in citadel, once focus of Vietnam War's bloody Battle of Hue, causing deaths of hundreds of American and Viet Cong troops

vietnamese-tourists-hue-citadel

A dilapidated section of Hue's citadel, site of major Vietnam War battle involving U.S. Marines and U.S. Army calvary regiments, slowly being rebuilt

citadel-hue-vietnam-war

Overgrown section of Hue's Imperial Palace, site of major Vietnam War battle pitting U.S. forces against Viet Cong and NVA troops

hue-imperial-palace-war

Dilapidated corner of Hue's Imperial Palace, site of 1968 Vietnam War battle that led to a bloody U.S. victory and stateside anti-war revulsion

hue-imperial-palace

Music and dance show in Hue's Imperial Palace, site of 1968 Vietnam War battle with fierce Viet Cong resistance and a high-cost U.S. victory

imperial-palace-show

Children pointing at fish in Hue's Imperial Palace, part of the town's citadel, site of a bloody 1968 Vietnam War battle between U.S. and Viet Cong

children-pointing-at-fish

Roadside sellers offering produce and jeans

roadside-produce-sellers-hue

Roadside vendors in Hue of bananas and what appears to be rambutan, so-called hairy lychee fruit

lychee-rambutan

Unlocking fruit from a truck next to a market in Hue

hue-unloading-fruit-truck

Vietnamese girl wearing full-face mask, more for protection from the sun than airborne pollution. Light-colored skin is prized.

vietnamese-girl-wearing-mask

Roadside fruit seller in Hue, a mid-sized town in central Vietnam

roadside-fruit-sellers-hue

Classic cars, including an old Citroen, dating back to the French occupation, at the La Residence hotel. US$20 to rent for a drive.

classic-french-cars

Lobby of La Residence, former French governor's mansion that's now a nicely-appointed boutique hotel and spa on the Perfume River

la-residence-hotel-lobby

La Residence Hotel and Spa, former French governor's mansion that's expanded to become a nicely-appointed boutique hotel on the Perfume River

la-residence-hotel-and-spa

 

Keywords: battle-of-hue / Volume: vietnam

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Little remains of the fierce Battle of Hue, a Vietnam War conflict that killed thousands, except bullet holes in this cistern in the town's citadel