The tomb of King Tu Duc.

This is the start for a project to preserve and restore the outside part of the above architectural work, which is scheduled from late March 2009 to mid-2010.

The fund for this project, EU 109,000, will come from the heritage preservation program of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and VND 300 million from Vietnam.

The results of this project and the project to restore the wall paintings in An Dinh Palace in Hue City, which was also funded by Germany, will be introduced at an exhibition which will travel through five big cities in Vietnam in 2010, sponsored by the German Foreign Ministry.

VietNamNet/TT