The Ta Vu Building (Mandarins’ House) in the ancient imperial capital city of Hue has had its interior decor restored under a project funded by the German Conservation Restoration and Education Project (GCRFP).
A ceremony to announce the completion of the project was jointly held by the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre and the GCRFP on July 17.
The project, started from November 2012, cost over 158,238 EUR (roughly 202,000 USD), with 139,600 EUR funded by the German side.
According to GCREP Director Andreas Teufel, the project included the restoration of original decorative patterns carved on the house’s wall and ceiling as well as the consolidation of the building to stand up to server weather conditions in the central region.
The restoration aimed to recreate an impression of the original aesthetic of the building, in keeping with its artistic importance yet without denying traces of its history.
Under the project, the fourth funded by Germany to help preserve historical monuments in the former imperial city, the GCREP experts also trained Vietnamese artists and artisans in restoration and conservation skills.
As part of the Can Chanh Palace, located inside the Forbidden City of Hue imperial citadel, Ta Vu was built in the 18 th year of Emperor Gia Long’s reign (1819), immediately after the completion of the palace.
The building served as a place for civil mandarins to prepare themselves before an audience with the emperor, and a working office of the Royal Security Council as well as a place for national examination and royal banquets.
Ta Vu suffered severe damage during the Indo-China War. The fire of 1947, which destroyed the Can Chanh Palace, also left a trail of destruction.-VNA
A ceremony to announce the completion of the project was jointly held by the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre and the GCRFP on July 17.
The project, started from November 2012, cost over 158,238 EUR (roughly 202,000 USD), with 139,600 EUR funded by the German side.
According to GCREP Director Andreas Teufel, the project included the restoration of original decorative patterns carved on the house’s wall and ceiling as well as the consolidation of the building to stand up to server weather conditions in the central region.
The restoration aimed to recreate an impression of the original aesthetic of the building, in keeping with its artistic importance yet without denying traces of its history.
Under the project, the fourth funded by Germany to help preserve historical monuments in the former imperial city, the GCREP experts also trained Vietnamese artists and artisans in restoration and conservation skills.
As part of the Can Chanh Palace, located inside the Forbidden City of Hue imperial citadel, Ta Vu was built in the 18 th year of Emperor Gia Long’s reign (1819), immediately after the completion of the palace.
The building served as a place for civil mandarins to prepare themselves before an audience with the emperor, and a working office of the Royal Security Council as well as a place for national examination and royal banquets.
Ta Vu suffered severe damage during the Indo-China War. The fire of 1947, which destroyed the Can Chanh Palace, also left a trail of destruction.-VNA
