Bang An Cham Tower is one of the remaining ancient Cham towers in the province, built around the 12th century and considered a large brick sculpture in the history of Cham sculpture and a valuable relic of the history and religious beliefs of the Cham people.
Over time and war, the remaining Cham tower of Bang An has an octagonal main worship tower about 21m high. The structure of Bang An tower is divided into two parts: the lobby and the shrine. The lobby is quite long, the entrance is in the East direction, on both sides of the lobby there are 2 side doors (in 1940 it was restored into 2 windows). The entire remaining lobby is quite intact, although the top has collapsed and the decorative details on the edges are missing.
The shrine of Bang An tower has an octagonal plan. From a distance, Bang An shrine is clearly divided into three parts: the base, the octagonal body and the pyramidal roof created by eight curved sides towards the top. The shape of the shrine is like a giant Linga block nearly 21m high, while the plan of the entire tower evokes the image of Yoni.
Outside the tower, there are now two sandstone statues of Gajasimha. The bell ring of Gajasimha Bang An is similar to the bell rings of Gajasimha Chanh Lo and Chien Dan. The nape feathers are stylized, the toenails are clearly shown, and the trunk is short and curved.
Bang An Tower is a Cham cultural relic (Dien An ward, Dien Ban town) located on provincial road DT609, about 14km north of Hoi An ancient town and about 30km south of Da Nang city. Bang An Cham Tower relic was ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in 1989.
Due to its location near a residential area in Dien An ward without any separation or protection measures, the current landscape around the tower is quite messy, with poor environmental conditions, causing loss of aesthetics, and the almost deserted state reduces the value of the tower.
Faced with this situation, in December 2023, the Provincial People's Committee approved the investment policy for the project to preserve, restore, and promote the value of the Bang An Cham Tower relic. At the end of September 2024, the Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee also submitted a document to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requesting the Ministry to appraise the project's Feasibility Study Report.
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Nam, the total investment of this project is more than 8.3 billion VND from the provincial budget. The goal of the project is to preserve and restore the Cham Bang An tower to restore and stabilize the structures of the relic in the long term; contributing to preserving and promoting the value of the relic.
The project, after being invested, is expected to prevent the risk of collapse and loss, increase the sustainability and long-term stability of the structure of the relic with high cultural and artistic value, contributing to the preservation of the cultural address with great value and uniqueness of the province and the region in the chain of formation and development of Cham culture in the heart of Vietnamese culture. At the same time, it also creates strong development potential for the local tourism industry.
Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/thap-bang-an-trong-bong-thoi-gian-3142959.html
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