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The question is pretty much summarized by the title. I'm in Vietnam, and a particular historical site is consistently called a particular thing when referred to in English. I'm trying to figure out why it's called that. Is such a question on topic?

Specifically, I'm trying to find out why the "Purple Forbidden City" in the Imperial City, Huế (link to wikipedia), is called "purple". I just don't know if I should be asking here, or if maybe I should try the "Linguistics" SE.

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    I'm just the janitor here, but it sounds good to me. However, if you really want to try your luck on another stack, the English stack would probably be a better choice than Linguistics. Etymology questions there tend to get a good response. – T.E.D.♦ Apr 15 '16 at 15:14
  • I've gone ahead and asked the question: history.stackexchange.com/questions/28358/… – Roddy of the Frozen Peas Apr 18 '16 at 15:08

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