Although it has been much destroyed by time and war, the ancient citadels with high walls, deep moats, palaces, communal houses, stations are a place to keep valuable values of architectural, cultural and historical styles. of Vietnam.
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Hanoi
The relic center of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi has a total area of 18,395ha, including: archeology area 18 Hoang Dieu and the remnants of the Hanoi ancient citadel relic such as Hanoi flagpole, Doan Mon, Kinh Thien Palace, D67, Hau Lau, Bac Mon, walls and 8 gates of the Nguyen Dynasty.When newly built, Thang Long Citadel was built according to the model of the citadel of the citadel including: the outermost ring called La Thanh or the Citadel, surrounded the entire capital and followed the water of 3 rivers: Red River, To Lich River and Kim Nguu River. The capital city is the residence and residence of the population. The second citadel (in the middle) is the Imperial City, which is the main court area, and the residence and working place of officials during the court. The smallest in the innermost city is the Forbidden City, a place reserved only for the king, queen and a few beautiful ladies.
This is a typical relic complex associated with more than 1000 years of history of Thang Long – Hanoi. This place is the capital of Vietnam in the Ly, Tran, and Le dynasties and contains many important historical and cultural values of Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular.
Son Tay ancient citadel, Hanoi
Son Tay ancient citadel located in the middle of Son Tay town, more than 40km from the center of Hanoi, is an ancient military architecture, built in 1822 during the reign of Emperor Minh Mang. The citadel is a military citadel built of laterite, with an overall square shape, each about 400m in length and 5m high. The citadel wall was built of laterite brick. The citadel had 4 gates: East, West, Money, Hau, each gate had Vong Lau. Around the citadel, there is a moat 3m deep, 20m wide and 2,000m in circumference. In the 4 guns at the 4 corners, there Kinh Thien Palace (King’s spot when perambulator), with mansion and the governor of the road, food warehouses, barracks …
Currently , Son Tay ancient citadel only remains traces of a few sections of the citadel walls, city gates and a few remaining works in the ancient citadel area.
Bac Ninh ancient citadel
Bac Ninh ancient citadel, built in 1805 during the reign of King Gia Long of Nguyen Dynasty. The citadel has an area of 545,000m2, the wall is 4m higher and covered with stone, then replaced with stone bricks, the circumference is more than 2,000m long, surrounded by a deep moat.In the Citadel, there was an arrangement of sections including the Defense Officer, the Radio Station, the gunpowder warehouse, and the Community House. In the Nguyen Dynasty, Thanh Bac Ninh was the center of the administrative apparatus of the two provinces of Bac Ninh – Thai Nguyen.
Bac Ninh citadel used to be a particularly important military position, located in the Northern defense line, defending the capital, preventing invading armies in front of the gate of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. This is also a political and military center, the seat of Kinh Bac town and later Bac Ninh province.
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, Thanh Hoa
Nha Ho Citadel (also known as Tay Do citadel, Tay Giai citadel) was located in two communes of Vinh Tien and Vinh Long, Vinh Loc district, in the west of Thanh Hoa city. This is a unique stone citadel in Vietnam.The Ho Dynasty citadel consisted of 3 parts, La Thanh, Hao Thanh and Hoang Thanh. La citadel is the outermost ring, about 4 km in circumference. The citadel is dug around the outer four of the inner city, and is sincerely away in the directions about 50 m. The entire wall and four main gates were built with green stones, intricately carved, square, tightly stacked.
Nowadays, the Ho Dynasty Citadel has been gradually restored and embellished in order to first restore and preserve a unique architectural work that has been built for over 600 years.
Quang Tri ancient citadel
Quang Tri Citadel is located in the center of Quang Tri town, Quang Tri province. The citadel was built in the early years of the nineteenth century. The main architectural part that creates the general appearance of Quang Tri citadel is the citadel structure. Quang Tri citadel is built of brick, overall has a square shape. The citadel has a Vauban structure, is a complex system consisting of closely related architectural works and has a solid layout.
In the history of feudalism, Quang Tri citadel was the political, economic and military center of Quang Tri province, and an important military outpost protecting the capital Phu Xuan – Hue from the North. Despite being plowed and destroyed by bombs and bombs, Quang Tri Citadel is still one of the few ancient citadels in Vietnam that still retains a clear citadel structure with a system of city walls, gates and moats.
Hue capital
Hue Citadel was built according to Western architecture, ingeniously combined with Eastern citadel architecture. The citadel consists of 3 citadels: Citadel, Imperial Citadel and Forbidden City. All these structures are built around a main axis, in the direction of South-North. The beginning was Ky Dai (Pillar Co), followed by Ngo Mon Gate, Dai Trieu Nghi courtyard, Thai Hoa palace, Can Chanh palace, Can Thanh palace, Khone Thai palace, Kien Trung palace and ended at Hoa Binh gate. The remaining architectural works were built on both sides of the trunk road.
In particular, the architectural complexes in the Hue Citadel, are placed in a natural scenery with so many naturally available symbols that people automatically consider them as parts of the Citadel such as: mountains Ngu Binh, Huong Giang stream, Gia Vien islet, Boc Thanh islet …
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