Renovated, embellished and completed in 2022, Lam Kinh Main Palace is one of the works that attracts a large number of tourists when coming to Lam Kinh National Special Historical, Cultural and Architectural Relic Site (Lam Kinh Relic), Tho Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province.
According to the leader of the Lam Kinh Relic Site Management Board, Lam Kinh Main Hall is a structure mainly made of ironwood, with the volume of wood used for restoration and repair being more than 2,000m3.
In particular, when visiting the main hall, visitors can also admire the interior and gilded altar objects.
Among hundreds of worship objects and furniture in Lam Kinh main hall, in the forbidden area there is a dragon bed that is strictly protected. This is an area where visitors are not allowed to enter, they can only stand outside to visit.
The dragon bed is made of a wooden frame, painted red. The outside has many elaborately carved details, gilded.
The top of the dragon bed is designed with sculptures of a pair of dragons. These motifs are all gilded.
On both sides of the dragon bed are decorated with a number of gilded shelves, used to display ceramic vases, tea trays, and teacups.
Outside the palace there is also a throne with elaborate carvings and shimmering gold.
Not only the altar, the royal bed and throne, but many sacred objects outside and inside the main hall are also gilded.
According to the Lam Kinh Relic Site Management Board, the restored and gilded worship objects and utensils at Lam Kinh Main Hall are worth nearly 40 billion VND.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Toan, Head of the Lam Kinh Relic Site Management Board, said that the site welcomes about 300,000 visitors every year. Especially, during the Lunar New Year, this place can attract 25,000-30,000 visitors.
Lam Kinh is the land of Lam Son, the homeland of the national hero Le Loi - who recruited talented people and gathered people to fight against the invading Ming army (1418-1427). In 1428, Le Loi ascended the throne as emperor (Le Thai To), established the Later Le dynasty, established the capital in Thang Long, took the reign name Thuan Thien, and named the country Dai Viet.
In 1430, Le Thai To changed the name of Lam Son land to Lam Kinh. Since then, the architecture of temples, shrines... also began to be built here, associated with two main functions: a resting place for the Le kings when they returned to worship their ancestors; a place for the mandarins and soldiers who were always on duty to look after Lam Kinh and a place to concentrate the tombs of ancestors, kings, queen mothers of the Le dynasty and some mandarins in the royal family.
Lam Kinh main hall was built after King Le Thai To passed away and was brought back to his hometown Lam Kinh for burial (1433). After hundreds of years, the architectural works in Lam Kinh have almost all remained as ruins, including foundations and tombs. In 2010, Lam Kinh main hall was preserved and restored. By 2022, the main hall will be completed and open to visitors.
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