On September 27, regarding the issue of preserving the century-old ancient villa along the Dong Nai River, sharing with Giao Thong Newspaper, Mr. Vo Tan Duc, Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee, said that the Provincial Party Committee has directed research, preservation, and promotion of the value of the ancient villa.
Ancient villa located on the Dong Nai riverside road.
According to the Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee, the locality has thought of a number of options. Firstly, it will study and survey to see if straightening the route or squeezing the sidewalk is reasonable or not.
Second, aiming to implement a circular road like Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City.
Third, there are many proposals to move the villas inside.
"Relevant units will continue to dissect and find suitable solutions to preserve the ancient villa," said Mr. Duc.
Meanwhile, according to Dong Nai Department of Transport, the riverside route has been implemented, so to come up with a plan to preserve ancient villas, it may be necessary to research, review, and adjust the planning.
However, it is necessary to have a consulting unit to supervise and survey the actual situation to calculate and come up with a suitable plan.
Ancient villa with moss over time.
Meanwhile, Bien Hoa city leaders said that the city has directed the construction unit to temporarily stop construction in front of the ancient house to wait for a decision on the plan from the province.
"Workers will work in other places first to ensure the progress of the riverside road," said the city leader.
Regarding this issue, Doctor of Science and architect Ngo Viet Nam Son said that recently, he has also been interested in preserving ancient villas.
According to him, Dong Nai province should buy back the above ancient villa to make it easier to repair, preserve, maintain and develop.
To promote the value of the ancient villa, it is necessary to re-plan the area. Because here it is not simply about preserving the ancient house and straightening the road, but this villa can become an attractive destination of Dong Nai province.
Many items inside the ancient mansion have deteriorated.
It is necessary to re-plan the space and landscape, turn old houses into public works, museums, community houses, exhibition houses... But this requires further research on parking lots, boat docks... to attract tourists from all over.
The riverside route is very meaningful, it is a highlight of Bien Hoa city. However, there is still no highlight on the route, so the old villa must be turned into a special highlight.
The province should organize a design competition to propose a plan to renovate this area. This will help attract people from Bien Hoa and Dong Nai to visit and also attract people from other places such as Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, etc.
"Developing river tourism, connecting Bien Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City by waterway transportation will be very good," said Mr. Son.
Doctor of Science, Architect Ngo Viet Nam Son said that through research, he found that this area has enough space to straighten the road, without any impact.
But the road straightening will have to take advantage of other spaces and have a master plan to create a large space including roads, houses, green spaces, marinas, and landscapes.
"I think the ancient villa has great potential, is beautiful, and has cultural value. If invested and preserved properly, it will create a worthy landscape for this area," Mr. Son emphasized.
Green trees cover the ancient villa.
It is known that on September 26, the Standing Committee of Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee worked with many related units and decided to keep the century-old villa along the Dong Nai River to preserve and promote its cultural and historical values.
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dong Nai, the ancient villa Vo Ha Thanh (also known as Ong Phu's house) was started to be built in 1922 and completed in 1924, located on the right side of Dong Nai river (Ward 5, Buu Long ward, Bien Hoa city). The villa has deteriorated due to lack of renovation and embellishment for a long time.
Since 2016, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognized some architectural values of this work, so it has directed the Provincial Monuments and Landscapes Management Board to conduct research, make a preliminary assessment and propose to add it to the list of proposed provincial monuments.
However, there were some problems later so it was not included in the list of proposed relics for ranking.
Mr. Tran Quang Toai, Chairman of the Dong Nai Province Historical Science Association, affirmed that the house has profound historical and cultural significance, built at the same time as the Bien Hoa Administrative Court in the early 20th century. All construction materials were imported from France, highlighting its architectural value.
The 5.2km long Dong Nai riverside road connecting Hoa An bridge to Binh Hoa commune, Vinh Cuu district, started construction in 2021 with a total investment of VND 1,300 billion.
To build the road, Bien Hoa City People's Committee has planned to acquire land including the land where the ancient villa is located. According to information from the investor, 2/3 of the house area is within the project area, so the villa may be demolished.
Currently, the locality has only cleared about 2/3 of the land area, and the output progress has reached nearly 65%. Contractors are focusing on rolling the roadbed, grading crushed stone, paving asphalt, reinforcing concrete, and building drainage systems in some sections.
When put into operation, this route will ensure traffic from Bien Hoa to Vinh Cuu and some other localities, creating a beautiful, outstanding landscape for the inner city of Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai province.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/bao-ton-biet-thu-co-tram-tuoi-o-dong-nai-lanh-dao-tinh-nha-khoa-hoc-len-tieng-192240927095014515.htm
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