Hanoi announces detailed planning on Thang Long Imperial Citadel
From now until 2020, Heritage Conservation Centre of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site will preserve the Con Rong (Dragon) House.
This information was revealed at the ceremony held in Hanoi on April 19 to announce a detailed planning of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site.
The planning includes 3 contents, namely the planning, conservation, and investment management.
According to Vu Dinh Thanh, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Architecture, the detailed planning prioritizes to preserve and restore the site in service of research studies as well as education and tourism services.
The planning has been considered to be a special significance as it contributes to promoting historical, cultural and artistic values of the citadel, Thanh noted.
Under the planning, more than 18.3 hectares of Dien Bien ward in Ba Dinh district will be zoned off for the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site’s central sector.
The planning focuses on highlighting the spatial axis from Ky Dai area to Bac Mon, linking the most important architectural monuments of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site.
It also targets the harmony of architecture and technical infrastructure in the Ba Dinh political centre.
According to the planning, from now until 2020, Heritage Conservation Centre of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site will preserve the Con Rong (Dragon) House, and continue to research the reconstruction of Kinh Thien Palace.
To deploy the planning, Vice President of Hanoi People's Committee of Hanoi Ngo Van Quy asked the Heritage Conservation Centre of Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the municipal Department of Planning - Architecture and departments to make and implement plans to conserve items, monuments, tangible and intangible cultural values of
the site.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Dinh Toan urged the capital city to promptly allocate capital resources for items under the planning and ensure the site’s landscape during the construction.
The Thang Long Imperial Citadel was built in the 11th century by the Ly Dynasty, marking the independence of the Dai Viet. It is characterised by longevity and continuity as a seat of power, evidenced by different archaeological levels and monuments.
As the most important and best-preserved part of the ancient imperial citadel, the central sector was listed in UNESCO's World Heritage Site on July 31, 2010.
At the ceremony held in Hanoi on April 19 to reveal a detailed planning of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site.
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According to Vu Dinh Thanh, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Architecture, the detailed planning prioritizes to preserve and restore the site in service of research studies as well as education and tourism services.
The planning has been considered to be a special significance as it contributes to promoting historical, cultural and artistic values of the citadel, Thanh noted.
Under the planning, more than 18.3 hectares of Dien Bien ward in Ba Dinh district will be zoned off for the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site’s central sector.
Kinh Thien Palace in the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site.
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It also targets the harmony of architecture and technical infrastructure in the Ba Dinh political centre.
According to the planning, from now until 2020, Heritage Conservation Centre of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site will preserve the Con Rong (Dragon) House, and continue to research the reconstruction of Kinh Thien Palace.
To deploy the planning, Vice President of Hanoi People's Committee of Hanoi Ngo Van Quy asked the Heritage Conservation Centre of Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the municipal Department of Planning - Architecture and departments to make and implement plans to conserve items, monuments, tangible and intangible cultural values of
the site.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Dinh Toan urged the capital city to promptly allocate capital resources for items under the planning and ensure the site’s landscape during the construction.
The Thang Long Imperial Citadel was built in the 11th century by the Ly Dynasty, marking the independence of the Dai Viet. It is characterised by longevity and continuity as a seat of power, evidenced by different archaeological levels and monuments.
As the most important and best-preserved part of the ancient imperial citadel, the central sector was listed in UNESCO's World Heritage Site on July 31, 2010.
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