Preserving the original elements as much as possible when renovating and embellishing the Dien Khanh Ancient Citadel relic

Agree to design and construct drawings for restoration and embellishment of monuments

On July 18, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hien, Director of the Management Board of Development Projects of Khanh Hoa Province (investor of the Project to restore and embellish the Dien Khanh Citadel relic), said that the Department of Cultural Heritage - Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism agreed to design and construct the construction drawings to restore and embellish the Dien Khanh Citadel relic, Dien Khanh district.

The Department of Cultural Heritage requested the Department of Culture and Sports of Khanh Hoa province to coordinate and guide the investor to establish a relic evaluation council according to regulations to maximize the preservation of original elements and historical values ​​of the relic.

Note that the restoration of the earthen ramparts and dredging and waterproofing of the trenches should be prioritized by manual methods, limiting the use of mechanical vehicles, especially at locations near the citadel gates and corners.

Dien Khanh Citadel was built by Lord Nguyen in 1793, with an area of ​​about 3.6 hectares, in the shape of a hexagon with uneven sides according to Vauban architecture.

For the renovation of the mounds in the small park, the grass planting positions on the mound roofs should not be made flat and create a complete circle (to avoid causing conflicting opinions about the inherent structure of the corners), but should create slopes that follow the natural contour lines, only leveling locally to respect the current terrain as much as possible,...

The Department of Heritage also noted that the process of clearing the site to prepare for construction and constructing project items requires supervision by specialized archaeological staff in order to promptly propose additional archaeological exploration and excavation or discovery and handling of archaeological artifacts (if any) according to regulations.

Relevant local agencies are responsible for compensation and site clearance plans for project implementation areas in accordance with the provisions of law.

Need to clear more than 100,000m2 of land used by households

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hien informed that Dien Khanh Citadel was built in 1793, on an area of ​​3.5 hectares, 2,600 m long, 3.5 m high walls, and was the political and administrative center of Khanh Hoa province from 1802 to 1945. This work was ranked as a National Historical - Cultural Relic in 1988.

According to the decision approving the feasibility study report for the project to restore and embellish the Dien Khanh ancient citadel, there will be 12 items. Of which, many items will be restored and preserved in their original form, including: a 2,500 m long earthen rampart, a citadel top more than 4 m wide, a 2.6 m wide brick walkway, etc.

Currently, the Citadel is still not connected to the entire route, the earthen wall, the citadel guard, and the moat have been filled in, and there is no road under the inner citadel.

Specifically, the functional sector will repair, embellish and restore the earthen rampart (complete the remaining part to create a closed route, including 6 sections in the following directions: northeast, southwest, southeast, northwest, near the south gate, near the north gate); build a brick-paved road outside the protective boundary inside the rampart.

Construct 3 parking lots; construct 2 public toilets (at parks 1 and 3); construct a bridge across the moat at the North gate; construct 5 parks at the corners of the city; construct 1 pumping station.

Renovate and refurbish the East, West and South gates; renovate and build a water supply and drainage system for the citadel and moat, a wastewater collection system; build a lighting system for the area inside the citadel; dredge mud and soil, clean the moat and the roof, waterproof the moat walls and bottom; renovate trees along one side of the protective boundary road inside the citadel.

The cost of implementing the above project is more than 166 billion VND, including 70 billion VND in construction costs and more than 67 billion VND in compensation and support for site clearance.

According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hien, to implement this project, the authorities need to clear about 55,000 m2 of ancient citadel land, more than 39,000 m2 of land for organizations and agencies, and more than 100,000 m2 of land currently used by households.

Since the beginning of the year, the Board has announced information related to this project to the people. The selection of contractors is expected to take place in August and construction will start in September 2024.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/giu-toi-da-yeu-to-goc-khi-tu-bo-ton-tao-di-tich-thanh-co-dien-khanh-2024071814485472.htm