Tran Van Ho ancient house

Tran Van Ho ancient house

Tran Van Ho ancient house is located at 18 Bach Dang Street, Phu Cuong Ward, Thu Dau Mot Town, Binh Duong. Mr. Tran Van Ho (Tu Dau) - former Governor of the Palace during the French colonial period. The project was built by Mr. Dau's father, Mr. Tran Van Lan, in the year of the Tiger (1890), and was recognized as a national historical - architectural and artistic relic on April 29, 1993, with a total remaining area of ​​1,296m2. . The front of the house faces southwest, toward the Saigon River. The house was originally a large house including: main house, annex, horse stables... But after liberation, due to no owner, the state took over and confiscated it. Currently, there is only one main house left, this is the large family house used mainly for worship in the middle space. The front yard is covered with miniature natural landscapes of flower gardens, ornamental plants, and rockery fully decorated with scenes of "Fish - Tieu - Canh - Muc" activities. The house has a slightly low appearance from the outside, with a moss-tiled roof, creating a natural landscape of antiquity and purity, completely separate from the hustle and bustle of the market street outside. Stepping inside is a ostentatious scene, showing the abundance of materials made up of precious wood such as rosewood, rosewood, rosewood, rosewood, honey... used to decorate layer after layer, from the roof to the hammock door and even the steps. quota. From the wooden bars and square lines to the reliefs, all are arranged symmetrically down to every detail, creating a solemn appearance, demonstrating hierarchy, order and royal style. The architecture of the house is in the form of the letter "Ding", the total construction area is 200m2. The house is built in the style of 3 compartments, 02 wings including 36 round columns, 6 rows of round columns from front to back, each row has 6 columns placed entirely on boulders, the floor is tiled. In addition, the left side of the house has 3 single-wing doors leading to the outside, except for the front of the house, the remaining 3 sides are built with brick walls. The yin-yang tile roof is long and gentle... From the solid, somewhat low roof system, inside the inner temple is divided into two U-shaped false walls to create depth. The array between the wall and the altar are paintings of the Royal Concubine painted in golden steel, and mausoleums with parallel sentences decorated with mother-of-pearl attached to the pillars. The middle space above is an altar with a scroll embossed with the image of the four majestic gods. In the middle of the scroll are three rows of letters with the names of the gods being worshiped. On the left is the worship of the Kitchen God with the title "Dong Tru Tu Mang", in the middle is the worship of heaven with the title "Hiep Thien Dai De", on the right is the worship of the blessed god with the title "Phuc Duc Chanh Than", the bottom is to worship the ancestors many lives. With the closed-scale architecture of a traditional Vietnamese house in the 19th century, the house has left Binh Duong an ancient architectural work, contributing a part of the historical value - true traditional art of the nation. precious, proving the existence and strong development of the land and people of Binh Duong, both in the past and present. It is worthy of respect and preservation. On both sides of the middle altar are two main chambers (rooms); Mr. and Mrs.'s room. On the two chamber doors there are two horizontal paintings: Ngu Duoc, Dien Phi (jumping fish, flying kite: Indicating hope of taking the exam or being promoted to a position). This place also has beautiful and elaborately decorated bamboo panels. Symmetrically on both sides of the bedroom are two beautiful mother-of-pearl cabinets... Source: Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Duong Province

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