Binh Dinh spends more than 93 billion VND to renovate and embellish Duong Long tower

(CLO) Binh Dinh province has just decided to restore and embellish the special national architectural and artistic relic Duong Long tower (in Tay Son district, Binh Dinh), with a budget of more than 93 billion VND.

On December 17, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province announced that it had approved the construction investment project and the contractor selection plan for the project to restore and embellish the special national architectural and artistic relic of Duong Long tower (in Tay Binh and Binh Hoa communes, Tay Son district, Binh Dinh).

The mysterious, ancient beauty of the special architectural work of Duong Long tower. Photo: BD

The project will invest in renovating, embellishing and restoring the south tower and the middle tower (belonging to the Duong Long tower cluster) from a height of 12 m or less.

The total investment capital for the project to restore and embellish the special national architectural and artistic relic of Duong Long tower is more than 93.3 billion VND, with implementation time from 2022 to 2025.

Specifically, we will clean and cut down trees, treat plant components, mold, and lichen on the tower surface; clean the inside of the tower and the tower foundation; reinforce the entrance wall and reinforce the tower walls...

For the South Tower, the original stone components will be repositioned for the displaced and broken positions at the base of the tower, damaged or lost parts will be supplemented with sandstone; the base, walls, and cracked structures on the tower face will be reinforced; the surfaces will be protected, walls and tower arches will be restored; the tower foundation will be treated, bricks will be arranged for restoration; steel ladders will be installed to create a path up to the tower, etc.

The Middle Tower will have its original stone components repositioned for the displaced and broken positions at the base of the tower; damaged or lost parts will be supplemented with sandstone; the base and wall sections will be reinforced; cracked structures on the east, west, south, and north sides will be reinforced...

Duong Long Tower (also known as Nga Tower, Binh An Tower or An Chanh Tower) is influenced by Khmer architecture, built around the 12th-13th century, the most brilliant period of development of Champa culture.

This is a cluster of Cham architectural works that remains quite intact in the Central region today and is also the most beautiful cluster of brick towers in Vietnam. The Middle Tower is 39m high, the North Tower is 32m high and the South Tower is 33m high. According to the Department of Cultural Heritage, the Middle Tower is considered the tallest brick tower in Southeast Asia.

Duong Long Tower was ranked as an Architectural and Artistic Monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1980 and ranked as a Special National Monument by the Prime Minister on December 23, 2015.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/binh-dinh-chi-hon-93-ti-dong-tu-bo-ton-tao-thap-duong-long-post326064.html