Unique architecture vestiges uncovered at Ho Dynasty Citadel’s centre in 2020-21
Unique architecture traces have been detected at the centre of the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage site, during an excavation during the past two years, reported the Institute of Archaeology and the Ho Citadel Heritage Conservation Centre on December 14.
Excavation in Ho Dynasty Citadel's central part (Photo: nld.com.vn)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Unique architecture traces have been detected atthe centre of the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a UNESCO-recognised World CulturalHeritage site, during an excavation during the past two years, reported the Institute of Archaeology and the HoCitadel Heritage Conservation Centre on December 14.
In the 2020-2021 period, the Institute of Archaeology and the Ho CitadelHeritage Conservation Centre have dug six excavation holes with a total area of25,000sq.m.
The excavation has revealed four clusters of vestigesdating from the Tran Dynasty (1226-1400) and Ho Dynasty (1400-1407), and threearchitectural clusters of the Later Le Dynasty (1428–1788). Notably,architectural vestiges of the Tran - Ho dynasties were found in excavationholes in the central, Southeast and Southwest parts on an area of about16,000sq.m.
According to archaeologists, the found vestiges are thought to belong to the main hall of the Ho Dynasty Citadel, the oldest main hall in Vietnamese ancient capitals discovered so far.
Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Archaeologists TongTrung Tin said that this is the largest excavation in the history of archaeologyin Vietnam in terms of area in one excavation. The discovery of more than 20architectural works of different periods has confirmed the outstandingglobal values of the World Cultural Heritage site. The excavation also showsthat more architectural relics are hidden under the Ho Dynasty Citadel.
Built in 1397 under the Ho Dynasty as the capital of DaiNgu (then name of Vietnam), the citadel is unique for its outstanding construction technique whichused large blocks of stone, weighing from 10 tonnes to 26 tonnes each,carefully shaped, interlocked and elevated to an altitude of about 10 meters.
The citadel served as a military stronghold to protect thecountry from invasion, thus becoming a symbol of patriotism and national pride,and a witness of Vietnamese history during the late 14th and early 15thcentury. For the past six centuries, however, the forces of nature took itstoll on the site./.
A ceremony to announce the completion of the restoration project of the southern gate of the Ho Dynasty Citadel in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa, which was funded by the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), took place at the World Cultural Heritage site on June 29.
New documents that help in understanding the architecture of the Ho Dynasty Citadel in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa were unearthed during a recent excavation, Director of the Ho Citadel Heritage Conservation Centre Nguyen Ba Linh announced on January 25.
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Excavation in Ho Dynasty Citadel's central part (Photo: nld.com.vn) 
