Phu Dong Temple

Phu Dong Temple

Historical and artistic architectural relics of Phu Dong temple (Phu Dong temple historical relic area, Giong temple historical relic area) located in Phu Dong commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi city, have been approved by Prime Minister. The Prime Minister decided to classify it as a special national monument in 2013. The historical and architectural artistic relics of Phu Dong temple include 8 component relics, distributed in 3 villages of Phu Dong commune, with a total area of ​​60,343.7m2. 1. Thuong Temple (Phu Dong Thien Vuong Temple), is the main temple, facing south, overlooking the Duong River dyke. The temple includes the following functions: water pavilion, five-door gate, pavilion, front hall, middle hall, harem, left and right moc, Giam house, three-compartment house, guest house, and shop house. The water pavilion is located in the middle of the communal pond, in front of the temple, with a square floor plan, with two floors, 8 roofs, and tiled roof. The sets have the structure of stacking gong racks and horizontal roofs, divided into upper and lower thirds. The roof system rests on 4 rows of pillars. The five-door gate (five doors) with 3 main doors and 2 side doors, has a massive appearance like a city gate, built of bricks, the door frames are arched, the doors are upper and lower. . Above the gate is a 2-story, 8-roof building. Phuong Dinh is a 2-storey building with 8 roofs, tiled roof, square floor plan, roof and strips covered with lemon flowers, geometric patterns, 8 corner blades decorated with leaf shapes. The roof frame system is supported by 4 rows of columns, the structure is in the form of an upper beam and a lower cone. The front altar consists of 5 compartments, 2 porches, gabled walls, two-story match-style roof, roof system supported by 6 sets of wooden rafters, of which, 4 sets of rafters in the middle are structured in the form of upper and lower ridges, 2 sets of rafters. Because of the style of high price gong, low price, seven porch. Trung Te consists of 5 rooms, 2 shelves, the roof is covered with funny-shaped tiles, the roof is covered with strips of nails, the two gables are built with walls, the front and back are left blank, the frame includes 6 sets of wooden railings and pillars. on 6 rows of column bases, 4 middle pillars in the style of upper ding, lower and lower, 2 sets of pillars on the sides in the style of upper gong, lower con, and seven porches. The harem has an architectural plan in the shape of the letter Cong, including the outer palace, the tube and the harem. The left moc and right moc are 2 rows of houses, each side has 9 compartments, gabled walls, funny-shaped tiled roofs, the frame of each building consists of 10 sets because of the style of upper gong rack, lower cone, and seven porches. The guest house has a Nhat-shaped floor plan, gable walls, a table-top door system, and stylized leaf dragons on both ends of the roof. The frame consists of 4 sets of rafters, structured in the style of stacking gong racks, and the roof is divided into diaphragms like Thuong Tam and Ha Ngu. The roof frame system rests on 3 rows of columns. The Giam house has a U-shaped floor plan, including the main palace and two rows of houses on both sides. The main palace consists of 5 rooms, 2 chairs, a tiled roof, 6 sets of wooden rafters structured in the style of an upper gong stand, a lower seat, seven porches, resting on 6 rows of pillars. 2. Ha Temple, also known as Mau Temple, facing West, located outside the Duong River dike, includes items: ritual gate, left - right temple and main architecture in the shape of Tam, including altar, middle priest and harem. The ritual gate consists of 3 arched doors. Above the main door (middle) is a building with 8 roofs. Left - right moc, each side has 5 compartments, 2 porches, gable walls, funny-shaped tiled roofs, each building's frame consists of 6 sets of wooden beams, structured in the style of upper gong racks, lower cones, bearings on 6 rows column foot. The front altar consists of 5 compartments, 2 wings, four roofs with 4 curved leaf-shaped blades, the edges are attached with stylized pliers, the two roof trusses are covered with two rectangular dowels, next to them are attached dragon heads flanking the roof edges. , roof tiled with funny nose. The middle altar consists of 5 compartments and 2 wings, with the same architectural structure as the front altar. The harem consists of 5 rooms, 2 shelves, gabled walls, a tiled roof, a frame of 6 sets of wooden beams, structured in the style of upper and lower beams, resting on 6 rows of pillars and horizontal roofs. divided into upper third, lower fourth. 3. Ban Temple, located about 200m from Thuong Temple, inside the Duong River dyke, includes ritual gate, left - right vu, yard, main architecture in the shape of the letter Dinh. Nghi Mon consists of 2 floors, with 4 match-stacked roofs, covered with funny-nosed tiles. The middle of the roof is decorated with a sun image, the edge of the roof and the edge of the strip are decorated with lemon flower shapes, and the four corners of the knife are all decorated with stylized dragon heads. The lower floor has a gable wall shaped like a throne and a tiled roof. The house has 2 compartments on each side, with 3 sets of rafters, and is structured in the style of upper and lower gongs, and the horizontal roof is divided into upper two and lower three styles. The front hall consists of 7 compartments, the gable wall is shaped like a throne, the roof is covered with funny-nosed tiles, the roof is decorated with lemon flowers, in the middle is a scroll shaped like a tiger, the two gables are covered with two Japanese squares. , at the position of the pliers, attach the two dragon heads facing the middle of the roof. The frame consists of 8 sets of rafters, structured in the style of upper beams, lower beams or upper beams, lower beams, resting on 8 rows of columns. The temple is a 1-compartment, 2-wing house, behind the altar, combined with the altar to form an architecture with a Dinh-shaped floor plan. This building is built in the style of a gable wall, the frame system has 2 sets of rafters, is structured in the form of upper and lower panels, resting on 2 rows of column bases. 4. Ha Ma communal house, located to the left of Thuong temple, has an area of ​​about 200m2. Currently, only the foundation remains of this structure, the communal house has been destroyed due to lack of repair. 5. Co Vien, also known as vegetable garden or eggplant garden, is located on the riverbank, about 500m from Ha Temple. Legend has it that Giong's mother went to this garden to pick vegetables, then planted them in the giant's footprints, came home pregnant, and gave birth to Giong. There is a small temple here, with a 2-story structure, 8 roofs, and 4 open sides. Next to it is a stone with a special shape, with many protrusions and concave spots, considered the footprints of giants and a stele bearing the words "Dong Thien Vuong Thanh Mau Co Trach". 6. Gia Ngu, newly restored in the early 20th century, is located on the other side of the dike, between the Upper and Lower temples. The Gia Ngu entrance gate has 2 pillars about 6m high, the top of the pillar is covered with Nghe statue, the bottom is covered with square dou, the lanterns are decorated with four sacred animals, four precious animals, the body of the pillar is decorated with parallel sentences. 7. Dong Dam chess area is a large field of land, located about 3 km from Thuong Temple, in Phu Dong village. This is where Giong's first battle against the An enemy took place in the association. 8. Chess yard - Soi stele, located in Phu Dong village, is the place where Giong's second battle against An invaders took place in the festival. Source Department of Cultural Heritage.

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