Po Klong Garai Tower
Po Klong Garai Tower is a complex of 3 towers: the main tower worships the statue of King Po Klong Garai, the gate tower in the East and the Fire God tower in the South with a boat-shaped roof. The tower complex is surrounded by a perpendicular wall frame on the East and South sides.
This is a work of architectural art, construction and sculpture of reliefs such as Lord Siva, the statue of the Divine Bull Nandin, the king statue... reaching perfection. Therefore, the work was ranked as a national historical and cultural relic in 1979.
The main tower is over 20m high, with many floors, and a sharp stone pillar at the top, symbolizing a Linga. The tower has a main entrance in the East, with a dome above the door, supported by two large stone pillars, the stone pillars are engraved with ancient Cham characters, above the door is a relief of the dancing god Siva, with 6 arms; the remaining three doors in the South, North, and West directions are fake doors, with brick pillars that are convex and concave inwards, and above each fake door is a statue of the god in a meditating position.
From the entrance, on the left there is a stone statue of the sacred bull Nandin, its head facing the tower. Inside the tower, there is a Yoni 1.47m long and 0.94m wide, on the Yoni is a round Linga, above the Linga pillar is a portrait of King Po Klong Garai carved. Outside there is a hall connected to the worship yard by a step.
Straight to the East is the gate tower, nearly 9m high, with 2 doors connecting in the East - West direction, so it is called the gate tower. The tower is also built according to the principle of gradually shrinking.
To the south between the two towers above is the Fire God tower, over 9m high. The tower has 3 doors connecting to the East, North and South, with the South side being a window. The function of the tower is for Brahmin priests and sorcerers to display offerings and keep the sacrificial fire.
What is special is the structure of the tower with a roof in the shape of a house (similar to the roof of a communal house in the Central Highlands or a boat-shaped roof like the top of a bronze drum).
Behind the main tower, there is a shrine to the statue of Queen Kut, whose name is recorded in history as To Ly. Outside the southern wall of the tower complex, there is a stone pillar (Linga) 2.2m high.
Po Rome Tower
Po Rome Tower, also known as Hau Sanh Tower, is located in Hau Sanh village, Phuoc Huu commune, Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province. Currently, the tower is still regularly used by Cham people to pray on their holidays and Tet.
Po Rome Tower was built around the end of the 16th century, considered a symbol of the glorious golden age, marking the life and career of the last independent king of Champa - King Po Rome.
In 1992, Po Rome Tower was recognized as a national historical relic.
The overall architecture of Po Rome tower is similar to the architectural style of Po Klong Garai tower, built in the "Late" style - the typical architectural style of Champa from after the 13th century.
This structure has very few decorative lines, reliefs and carvings compared to other Cham tower clusters. Overall, this structure includes the main tower, the sub-towers and a shrine.
The main tower is a three-storey square tower, about 8m high, with a base edge of nearly 8m wide. The roof is a large stone tower shaped like a tower, curved on all four sides, decorated with carved lines. The main facade faces East, the gate structure is like a lobby, inside the tower body is a statue of King Po Rome worshiped about 1.2m high.
In addition to the king statue, there is also a female bust that the Cham people call the statue of Queen Po Bia Sancan of the Ede people, about 0.75m high. The interior of the tower is narrow and long in the East-West direction, opening onto a small corridor in the lobby with a wooden ceiling.
Hoa Lai Tower
Among the outstanding works in Ninh Thuan, Hoa Lai tower cannot be ignored. The ancient tower is considered one of the oldest remaining Cham works.
Hoa Lai Tower is located along National Highway 1A, in Ba Thap village, Bac Phong commune, Thuan Bac district, Ninh Thuan province. The tower was built between the 6th and 9th centuries, with unique architectural art of the Champa Kingdom in the ancient Panduranga region. Hoa Lai Tower was recognized as a national historical relic in 1997.
Coming to Hoa Lai tower, you will see with your own eyes the extremely sophisticated construction and sculpture art of the Cham people. The tower is an architectural complex including the North tower, the middle tower and the South tower.
Currently, the central tower only has the foundation left due to serious damage in the 9th century. This place is known as an ancient relic site with many auxiliary structures surrounding the tower, but over time only a few traces remain such as the citadel wall, brick kiln...
The unique feature of the Hoa Lai tower cluster is the extremely sophisticated decorative style with the decorative lines on the outside of the tower limited to the door arches, the pillars and the roof frieze. Each tower has its own beauty but is built in perfect harmony with each other.
The North Tower was built of bricks, with impressive carvings of bird faces, animals, leaves, flowers, etc. on the walls. There is only one entrance to the East of the North Tower, the other three directions are fake doors. Inside the tower, there are triangular openings to place lamps during worship.
The South Tower is the tallest, also built of bricks and carved with patterns on the walls but not yet completed. The entire tower looks like a massive cube rising from a square base and supporting a system of smaller floors.
After more than 1,000 years with many historical ups and downs, the beauty of Hoa Lai tower still lasts through the years and retains the unique artistic values in the architecture and sculpture of the ancient Cham people.
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