Thai temple of the Later Le Dynasty

Thai temple of the Later Le Dynasty

Located on Kieu Dai street, Dong Ve ward, Thanh Hoa city, the Later Le Dynasty Thai Temple is quiet and peaceful next to the shadows of ancient trees over 200 years old. A place where posterity pays homage to the Later Le Dynasty - the longest feudal dynasty in Vietnamese history. The Thai Temple of the Later Le Dynasty, also known as Le Temple, Bo Ve Temple, was built in the 4th year of Gia Long (1805) as a common place of worship for kings, queens, Queen Mother, Trieu To, and Hien. Patriarch, Tuyen To and other princes and mandarins of the later Le dynasty. The highlight of the Thai Temple is shown in its unique artistic architecture, in the architectural style of the Late Le and Nguyen dynasties, with works: Nghinh gate, palace yard, front palace, back palace. Through Nghinh Mon is a letter scroll (built in 1805), one of the ancient artifacts still preserved. The Thai temple consists of 2 buildings: the front hall and the back palace, arranged side by side in a overlapping style (Nhi style) with 7 compartments, the roof is covered with funny-nosed tiles, the top is elaborately decorated with the symbol "two dragons". moon adoration". In front of the front hall, there are two 6m high pillars and statues made from jackfruit wood, delicately carved, imbued with ancient sculpture art. In the middle of the Tien Dien hangs a large horizontal panel with 6 words engraved: "Southern country of the mountains and rivers try themselves" (meaning our country of the South comes from here), next to it is a small line of letters recording the year the temple was built, 1805. Despite the changes of time and many restorations, the Le Dynasty Thai Temple still retains many valuable artifacts. This place currently houses the altar tablets of 27 kings, the Queen Mother and the princes of the Later Le Dynasty. Among them are four ancient saints of kings Le Thai To, Le Than Tong, Le Huyen Tong and Le Gia Tong. With its cultural and historical values, in 1995, the Thai Temple of the Later Le Dynasty was recognized as a National Historical Cultural and Architectural Art Monument. More than 200 years have passed, the Imperial Temple of the Later Le Dynasty stands majestically, ancient and sacred, a place for posterity to find, contemplate, and express gratitude to their ancestors, a place to preserve values. History and culture help posterity partly understand a historical development path so that they can be more proud and love the land where they were born and raised. Source: Thanh Hoa Radio and Television

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