Dien Hai Citadel relic

Dien Hai Citadel relic

Dien Hai Citadel (also known as Dien Hai Fort or Western Fort) is located in the middle of the city center, west of the Han River, in Thach Thang Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City. In the 19th century, Da Nang was the gateway to the imperial city of Hue and the most important port in Central Vietnam. But before that, since the 16th century, Da Nang port had attracted the attention of Western merchant ships, so according to the regulations of the Hue Royal Court, Da Nang port was the only gateway for trade with the outside, as well as for control. Control foreign ships and boats while avoiding foreigners' eyes on the capital. With the important position of the Da Nang trading port, when he first ascended the throne (1802), King Gia Long (Nguyen Dynasty) took care of organizing the guard of this land, building many fortresses on the Son Tra peninsula and along On both sides of the Han River, in addition to Dien Hai and An Hai citadels, there is also Tran Duong That Bao and other strongholds such as My Thi, Hai Chau, Lien Tri, Phuoc Ninh, Hoa Khue... but the most important is Dien Hai Citadel. Dien Hai Citadel is located on the left bank of the Han River, so the French called it Fort de l'Ouest (Western Fortress). It was initially built with land by King Gia Long in 1813, so it was called Bao Dien Hai. It is located near the seaport so it is easily damaged. In 1823, King Minh Mang decreed that it be rebuilt with bricks, so it was called Dien Hai Citadel and retreated further inland, located in the Trem area of ​​Thach Thang village (as at present), to ensure safety and assign Thais. Tuong Nguyen Van Thanh is in charge of construction. The citadel was built in the Vauban style - designed by French engineer Olivier Puymanel (who previously collaborated with Ba Da Loc to help Gia Long). circumference of 556m, trenches more than 3m deep and 2 doors: one door facing East, overlooking the Han River; one door facing south (main door). The citadel has two layers of walls, separated by a deep moat and the outer wall is higher than the inner wall. In the citadel, in addition to the houses of generals and soldiers, there are also gunpowder warehouses, ammunition and weapons warehouses, food warehouses, workshops for casting cannons and repairing broken guns, and a palace palace. During this period, Dien Hai Citadel was one of the most important defensive works in Da Nang along with An Hai station on the left bank of the Han River, controlling ships entering and leaving the Da Nang estuary. After 2004, Da Nang city decided to invest in restoring and renovating Dien Hai Citadel with funds from the City's National Target Program on Culture, with the restoration of the entire citadel wall at the convex corner at Northwest, restore the city walls in the North and East, restore the gate and moat in the South. Besides, it also built the Da Nang Museum on Dien Hai Citadel, rebuilt 172.5 m2 of collapsed citadel walls, and dredged 1,800 m3 of land in filled ditches. During the above construction process, a number of remaining cannons were discovered. In 2010, Da Nang Museum was officially inaugurated and opened to welcome visitors. The Da Nang Museum also displayed cannons found at Citadel of Dien Hai in front of the Museum yard. Over the years, the southern city wall and gate as well as the eastern city wall and part of the northern city wall have been restored. Only the western city wall and moat are adjacent to the residential area so they cannot be repaired. , embellished. Recently, the People's Committee of Da Nang City has issued a policy to relocate households in the west of Dien Hai citadel to return the site to its original state, with a view to restoring, repairing and renovating the entire area. The Dien Hai Citadel relics in the coming years. With the above special values, Dien Hai Citadel Historical Relic was decided by the Prime Minister to rank as a Special National Monument on December 25, 2017. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage

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