The Emperor’s coronation ceremony took place in the city in the spring of 1789 before he abruptly led his army to the North and drove Qing’s army out of Vietnam.

Including the pedestal the huge statue is 21 metres high made from 18 slabs, weighing 10-60 tons each.

The memorial site covers 9,5 ha. Apart from the statue these are temples dedicated to Emperor Quang Trung, Empress Le Ngoc Han and the mandarins of Tay Son dynasty and a museum displaying documents and objects from the Tay Son revolution. The total construction work costs VND19.8 billion.