Co Loa Citadel Relics

Co Loa Citadel Relics

Co Loa Citadel relics are located in Dong Anh district, Hanoi city. At this location, there are traces of the Son Vi culture, belonging to the late Paleolithic period, about 20,000 to 11,000 years ago. About 4,000 years ago, residents of the Phung Nguyen culture also settled on this land. Around 208 BC, after unifying the two tribes of Au Viet and Lac Viet, establishing the state of Au Lac, An Duong Vuong chose this land to establish the capital, building Co Loa citadel (Oc citadel, Tu citadel). Long citadel, Loa citadel)... Currently, the relic has a conservation planning scope of 830 hectares. According to statistics, in the Co Loa area there are currently about 60 relics (including 07 national relics), including types: architectural and artistic relics, historical relics, revolutionary relics, relics. archeology. Co Loa relics are also an archaeological site of outstanding value, associated with periods of Vietnamese archaeological culture, such as Son Vi culture, Phung Nguyen culture, Dong Dau culture, Go Mun culture , the pinnacle of which is Dong Son Culture, with many typical archaeological sites: Dong Vong, Bai Men, Dinh Chien, Dinh Trang, Ma Tre, Citadel, Ngoai Citadel, Thanh Trung, Xuan Kieu, Nhoi hamlet, temple Thuong, Tien Hoi, Duong May, Cau Vuc... In this area, archaeologists have discovered tens of thousands of working tools, musical instruments and bronze weapons, contributing to clarifying many issues about An Duong Vuong period and the history of this land. Co Loa Citadel: has an area of ​​nearly 46 hectares, including 3 citadels (Inner citadel, Central citadel, Outer citadel) closed, covered with soil, with a total length of 15,820km. The citadel was built based on the natural terrain - connecting mounds, heaps and high strips of land along the river; Surrounding the citadel are moats connecting with the Yellow River. On the citadel's surface there are mounds of earth protruding outward, called "hoi ho"; The citadel has a place cut into a gate, and a temple to worship gods is built above. Thuong Temple (An Duong Vuong temple): built on a land area of ​​19,138.6 square meters. At the entrance to the middle door of the temple, there are a pair of stone dragons, bearing the artistic style of the late Le Dynasty. The temple also preserves 5 stone steles and 53 artifacts of unique historical, cultural and scientific value. Co Loa Communal House (Ngu Trieu Di Quy): has a floor plan shaped like the letter "Dinh", including a large communal house and a harem. The great communal house consists of 5 compartments, 2 wings, wooden frame structure, funny-shaped tiled roof, with 4 curved corners. The roof rafters are structured in the style of "gong rack, beam stacked", with 6 rows of pillars. The harem is connected to the main court through a set of doors below and a roof above. The decorative themes on this architecture are in the artistic style of the 18th century. In particular, the communal house still preserves 17 artifacts with quite typical historical, cultural and scientific value. My Chau Am (Ba Chua Am or My Chau Temple): located on an area of ​​925.4m2. The architectural layout is arranged in the form of "pre-Nhat, post-Dinh", including pre-sacrificial buildings, middle hall and rear palace. Co Loa Pagoda (Bao Son Pagoda): was built around the beginning of the 17th century, the ground layout is in the form of "internal Cong, foreign nationality", including items: front hall, incense burner, upper palace, harem , bell tower, tomb tower, back gate, Patriarch's house, nun's house, guest house. In particular, the pagoda also preserves 132 artifacts of unique historical, cultural and scientific value. Mach Trang Pagoda (Quang Linh Tu): built in the Later Le Dynasty, on an area of ​​4,922.4 m2. The pagoda faces south, including the following items: Three Jewels, front hall, upper palace, Mau house, dance floor, corridor... Mach Trang Communal House: located on a high plot of land, with an area of ​​6,198.4 square meters, including front altar items, grand communal house and harem. With the typical historical, cultural and scientific values ​​of the monument, on September 27, 2012, the Prime Minister decided to classify Co Loa Citadel as a historical, architectural, artistic and archaeological relic. Special national monument. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage

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