Admire the Thai Hoa Palace's treasure canopy after restoration

These days, the winning contractor for the project “Conservation and overall restoration of Thai Hoa Palace” located in the Hue Imperial City is racing against time to complete the final items in time for the inauguration ceremony scheduled for November 23.

The painters are engrossed in their work.

Thai Hoa Palace was built by King Gia Long in 1805 in the Dai Cung Mon area. In 1833, King Minh Mang rebuilt the structure in its current location. Thai Hoa Palace is the most important architectural work in the Nguyen Dynasty Royal Palace.

This is where the throne of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) was placed, where monthly grand court ceremonies were held (on the 1st and 15th of the lunar calendar), Hung Quoc Khanh Niem ceremonies... with the participation of the king, royal relatives and high-ranking officials.

At the end of 2021, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center started the project to conserve and restore the Thai Hoa Palace relic with a total investment of nearly 129 billion VND, including the central budget, local budget and other mobilized sources.

Thai Hoa Palace was demolished, old materials were fully utilized for restoration. Through the project, the palace foundation was reinforced, the tiled floor, Thanh Hoa stone steps, brick walls were restored, the original color was restored; the wooden frame system, roof system, wooden wall system, wooden doors were repaired and restored; gilded lacquer; tiled roof; roof edges and porcelain inlaid figures; enamel decoration system...

In particular, the throne and the canopy above were also restored with full majesty, splendor and rich cultural and historical value.

Meticulous with painting work at Thai Hoa Palace.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center announced the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021 - 2025, this unit was assigned as the investor to implement with a list of 45 projects and related contents. Up to now, 5 projects have been approved for final settlement of project investment capital; it is expected that 34 projects and tasks will be completed and handed over for use by the end of 2025; 21 projects are expected to be transferred to the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2026 - 2030.

According to the leader of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, the capital being deployed in the current period focuses mainly on key projects and urgent projects. In general, many monuments in the Hue Monuments Complex have not been preserved, repaired or restored.

Inside the restoration project of Thai Hoa Palace relic.

Although resources have increased significantly in recent years due to the increasing number of visitors to the relic sites, in order to restore the original Hue Monuments Complex to maximize the outstanding global value of the Hue Monuments Complex recognized by UNESCO in 1993, it is necessary to focus large resources from the central to local levels to promote the restoration process and exploit other potentials besides the intrinsic value of the works.

Pattern after restoration.

Technically, the restoration work also encountered many difficulties. Some of the works were damaged or completely destroyed, with no original architectural components or elements remaining. Therefore, the restoration encountered many difficulties in collecting documents, and many architectural details in terms of aesthetics could not be restored intact due to insufficient foundations.

Therefore, in the restoration of relics, many contributions related to images and historical documents about relic works from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals are needed to come up with appropriate and accurate restoration and restoration solutions.

The restoration of relics using traditional materials such as wood, lacquer, gold leaf, and roof tiles is affected by the typical climate of the Central region. Therefore, the technique of relic restoration always sets the task of researching and applying appropriate technical methods into practice to achieve the best results.

The canopy over the throne:

The image of the dragon on the canopy is placed in the middle of Thai Hoa Palace.

Above the canopy.

Treasure chest.

Image of the canopy viewed from below.

Image of majestic and splendid canopy.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/chiem-nguong-buu-tan-dien-thai-hoa-sau-trung-tu-196241115090457402.htm