The southern gate of the Ho Dynasty Citadel (Photo: VNA)Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The Fund forCultural Preservation of the US Embassy in Vietnam on October 26 presented anaid worth 92,500 USD for a project repairing the dome and southern gate of theHo Dynasty Citadel in the central Thanh Hoa province.
The project, one of the 33 conservation projectsselected out of the 106 proposals across the world, aims to raise awareness oflocal people about the conservation of the heritage.
Speaking at the ceremony to announce the aid,Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Dang Quyen said the selectionof the project showed a positive result in the cultural heritage preservationcooperation between Thanh Hoa province and the US Embassy in Vietnam.
It also consolidates and deepens the Vietnam-USfriendship, he added. The project will run through mid-June 2019.
The southern gate, measuring 34.85m in length,15m in depth and 10m in height, was built of large rectangular and crescentstones. It is one of the most attractive tourist destinations of the Ho DynastyCitadel.
However, after 600 years, the area is facingserious erosion. At sites of erosion, large slabs have slid dozens of metresfrom the base of the wall.
The Ho Dynasty Citadel in Vinh Loc district was Vietnam’s capital underthe Ho Dynasty (1398-1407). The dimensions of the citadel, which was built in1397, are 870m by 883m.
It is the only in the country built entirely ofstone that has remained nearly intact throughout the nation’s history.
According to experts, the structure is anoutstanding example of a new style of construction for a Southeast Asianimperial city. It was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO in2011.-VNA
The project, one of the 33 conservation projectsselected out of the 106 proposals across the world, aims to raise awareness oflocal people about the conservation of the heritage.
Speaking at the ceremony to announce the aid,Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Dang Quyen said the selectionof the project showed a positive result in the cultural heritage preservationcooperation between Thanh Hoa province and the US Embassy in Vietnam.
It also consolidates and deepens the Vietnam-USfriendship, he added. The project will run through mid-June 2019.
The southern gate, measuring 34.85m in length,15m in depth and 10m in height, was built of large rectangular and crescentstones. It is one of the most attractive tourist destinations of the Ho DynastyCitadel.
However, after 600 years, the area is facingserious erosion. At sites of erosion, large slabs have slid dozens of metresfrom the base of the wall.
The Ho Dynasty Citadel in Vinh Loc district was Vietnam’s capital underthe Ho Dynasty (1398-1407). The dimensions of the citadel, which was built in1397, are 870m by 883m.
It is the only in the country built entirely ofstone that has remained nearly intact throughout the nation’s history.
According to experts, the structure is anoutstanding example of a new style of construction for a Southeast Asianimperial city. It was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO in2011.-VNA
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