Hanoi (VNA) – A photo exhibition entitled“Vietnamese communal houses” opened in Berlin on October 8, introducing the uniquearchitecture of ancient Vietnamese communal houses to German visitors.
Co-hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany and the socio-cultural centreiKARUS, the event is part of activities to celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The exhibition displays a series of photos taken byarchitect-photographer Tran Trung Hieu, a member of the Vietnamese CommunalHouse group.
In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu said theembassy has discussed with leaders of the Gardens of the World (Garten derWelt) the idea of building a Vietnamese garden in the Gardens of the World inBerlin.
The centre of the Vietnamese Garden will be a communal house complex, combininglakes and miniatures featuring the beauty of Vietnamese villages, he said.
If the project is implemented, it will greatly contribute to promotingVietnam’s culture and tourism to German people, as well as furtherstrengthening cooperative relations between the two countries, Vu said, addingthat it will be a pride of the 200,000-strong Vietnamese community in theEuropean country./.