Be overwhelmed by the largest stilt house in Vietnam made from ironwood over 900 years old

(PLO)- Vietnam's largest stilt house made of ironwood has long become a sought-after check-in destination for many tourists when coming to Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien province.

(PLO)- Vietnam's largest stilt house made of ironwood has long become a sought-after check-in destination for many tourists when coming to Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien province.

Located prominently in a resort tourism complex in Dien Bien Phu City, the largest stilt house in Vietnam made of solid ironwood is recognized by the Vietnam Records Organization as the "Largest ironwood stilt house in Vietnam". nearly 500m2 in a 2,000m2 campus.

This is one of the works commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the largest stilt house in Vietnam made of ironwood completed in 2014 after more than 2 years of construction from 500 blocks of pure ironwood over tens of thousands of days. work of skilled artisans.

The main facade of the largest ironwood floor house in Vietnam.

Following the architectural style of the Thai ethnic group, the largest stilt house in Vietnam consists of 7 living rooms, 3 roof rooms each 3.8m wide, and 25 carvings decorated with many sophisticated patterns on the window frames.

Ironwood stilt houses in Dien Bien Phu City attract tourists from many places to visit.

The stilt house is carved by artisans with motifs ranging from "dragons, lilies, tortoises, phoenixes", "pines, chrysanthemums, bamboos, apricot" to all kinds of birds, animals, flowers, etc., all of which are vividly depicted. Dynamic, sophisticated.

The largest stilt house in Vietnam is sturdy with a system of up to 64 columns, including 16 main columns (diameter from 60 - 80cm, height 11.9m) and 48 surrounding columns (diameter from 35 - 40cm, 8m high), the column base is cast in pure bronze with a weight of 3.5 tons. The stilt house has railings surrounding the front and back, 15 stairs up and down the 2 main doors with the meaning of expressing the sophistication of the view of the universe, yin and yang, five elements and beauty - life - mandarin.

Solid ironwood that is 911 years old creates the largest ironwood stilt house in Vietnam.

On the first floor, there are 14 sets of wooden traps made of solid clove and high-quality rosewood, with a length of 3m - 4.8m and an age of 300 - 500 years. Besides, the stilt house area has 2 main gates designed with a new style but still retains the ancient features; The gate has a column diameter of 75cm and a height of 3.5m.

The first floor of the stilt house has 14 sets of wooden traps made of solid clove and rosewood that are 300 - 500 years old.

Not only serving tourists to visit and take photos, the stilt house also serves diners with a capacity of 500 - 700 guests. In particular, the restaurant menu also has many unique dishes of the Northwest ethnic people. .

2nd floor of stilt house.

The source of ironwood used to build stilt houses and other structures is imported from Laos. Notably, these monolithic ironwood trees are more than 900 years old. Stone and tiles to build stilt houses are purchased and transported from Nghe An.

Close-up of the largest ironwood stilt house in Vietnam:

Cổng chính nhà sàn

Space on the 1st floor of the house on stilts

The walls surrounding the stilt house are made from ironwood.

The yard in front of the stilt house

The largest ironwood stilt house in Vietnam has become an attraction for domestic and foreign tourists.

As a destination associated with the nation's heroic history such as the Dien Bien Phu victory relic site, Pha Din Pass, Muong Thanh fields... the largest ironwood stilt house in Vietnam is increasingly attracting many tourists to visit. to Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien Province.

Dien Bien 1767 view

Update day : 20/12/2023