Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That

Laterite, a highly compacted and cemented type of soil and rock, has long been used for construction and sculpture in Thach That district, just 30 km away from Hanoi.
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 1A laterite mining site in Thach That (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 2Laterite can easily be cut into brick-shaped blocks for building. (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 3In Vietnam, laterite is called “Da Ong” as its rough surface looks like beehives. (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 4A man is carving a laterite block. (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 5(Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 6A man is making the wall of a laterite well in Dung Da workshop in Binh Yen commune. (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 7A tool set for turning laterite into products(Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 8A laterite wall (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 9A laterite house in Binh Yen (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 10(Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 11The Thai Binh Communal House was built with laterite. (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 12(Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 13A laterite fence (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 14A laterite animal sculpture (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 15(Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 16A house in Binh Yen commune made of laterite (Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 17(Photo: VNA)
Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That ảnh 18(Photo: VNA)
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