(To Quoc) - Although only excavating a small area, it has brought many new insights, taking an important step forward in identifying Kinh Thien Palace and the space of Kinh Thien Palace during the early Le Dynasty (15th - 16th century) and the Later Le Dynasty (17th - 18th century) in terms of architecture, materials, overall layout and construction techniques.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Tong Trung Tin, Chairman of the Vietnam Archaeological Association, implementing UNESCO's recommendations and with the permission of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 2024, the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center coordinated with the Institute of Archaeology to conduct an exploratory excavation of 500m2 , with 4 excavation pits. Scientists have made many interesting discoveries, further reinforcing previous hypotheses about the shape of Kinh Thien Palace.
More information about Kinh Thien Palace space
The first hole is in the southwest area of Hau Lau (ie northwest of Kinh Thien Palace, where the emperors held court during the early Le dynasty and later).
The second pit was excavated right on the foundation of Kinh Thien Palace.
The third hole is located in the space between Kinh Thien Palace and Doan Mon, to the west.
The fourth pit is located right behind Doan Mon gate towards Kinh Thien palace, a short distance from the excavation pit at the previous gate area.
The purpose of the excavation is to focus on clarifying the spatial structure of Kinh Thien Palace. This is the basis for the restoration of Kinh Thien Palace in the near future.
In particular, the excavation pit at the Kinh Thien Palace foundation discovered traces of Nguyen Dynasty foundation blocks in the east-west direction; traces of Le Trung Hung Dynasty foundation columns (17th-18th century) with dimensions of 1.9m x 1.4m.
The Kinh Thien Palace area was excavated in 2011 and 2023.
New results continue to clarify further the foundation structure of Kinh Thien Palace during the Later Le Dynasty.
Excavation pit number two revealed three architectural vestiges of the Later Le Dynasty. These vestiges are all continuations of the corridor and surrounding wall architecture discovered during the excavations in 2014-2015. These vestiges contribute to confirming the hypothesis that there were two corridors, one to the east and one to the west, running from the Doan Mon Gate to the Kinh Thien Palace area. This corridor was the limit of the court space during the Early Le and Later Le dynasties.
Archaeological excavation area
The excavation pit behind Doan Mon Gate revealed many architectural vestiges of the Later Le Dynasty, including: Dan Tri courtyard, Royal road (the emperor's road), about 30cm below the Royal road and Dan Tri during the Later Le Dynasty was a fairly large underground drainage (53cm high, 37cm wide) with the function of draining water for the entire court space. The vestiges provide further understanding of the court space of this historical period.
Meanwhile, excavation pit number one located northwest of Kinh Thien Palace provided additional data on an architectural vestige. These data also provide more information about where the Kinh Thien Palace space ended, as these could have been other palaces.
According to Associate Professor Tong Trung Tin, the 2024 excavation, although only excavating a small area, has brought many new insights, taking an important step forward in identifying Kinh Thien Palace and the space of Kinh Thien Palace during the early Le Dynasty (15th-16th century) and the Later Le Dynasty (17th-18th century) in terms of architecture, materials, overall layout and construction techniques.
To understand more in detail and more precisely, in the upcoming excavations, it is necessary to develop a plan or a comprehensive excavation strategy as recommended by UNESCO to clarify and further enhance the outstanding global values of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel heritage site in response to the recommendations of ICOMOS and the World Heritage Center in 2023 and 2024. This is also a highly authentic basis towards the research to restore the Kinh Thien Palace and Kinh Thien Palace space./.
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