 Connecting the Citadel and new city were the Trường Tiền Bridge (), which carried Highway 1, and further west the Bach Ho rail bridge.Huế had great symbolism, having been the capital of Vietnam under the Nguyễn dynasty from 1802 to 1945.Ho Chi Minh, Phạm Văn Đồng, Võ Nguyên Giáp and Ngô Đình Diệm had all attended the lycée in the city.