Towers at My Son Sanctuary (Source: VNA) Quang Nam (VNA) - Vietnamese and Indian experts on April 28 beganrestoration of a complex of towers considered the core area of world culturalheritage site the My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam.
The Towers A complexcovers an area of nearly 3,000 square metres and is surrounded by a brick wall morethan one-metre thick.
The experts willcarefully restore Towers A1, A8, A10, A11, A12, and A13 based on a principle ofpreserving ancient values as much as possible.
They expect to discovermore artifacts and architectural structures underneath and inside the towers.
Vietnamese andIndian experts completed the upgrade of Towers K and H at My Son Sanctuary in April2019 after three years of renovations.
While excavating thetowers they discovered a tunnel and valuable artifacts such as stone statues inthe human form and lion heads as well as other architectural objects datingback to the 11th and 12th centuries.
The upgrades of TowersK, H, and A are being carried out over five years from 2016 to 2021, costingover 60 billion VND (2.55 million USD), including over 50 billion VND from theIndian Government.
Once the religiousand political capital of the Champa Kingdom, My Son Sanctuary is located withina hilly landscape in Duy Phu commune, Duy Xuyen district, about 70 km southwestof central Da Nang city and 40 km from Hoi An ancient town.
It is comprised ofeight groups of 71 monuments built throughout the 7th to 13th centuries./.
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