The citadel of the Ho Dynasty is a historical relic built under the Tran dynasty. This is one of the few remaining stone ramparts in the world and is also a very popular tourist destination in Thanh Hoa.
Ho Dynasty citadel with ancient and mossy beauty (Photo: Labor Newspaper)On the Thanh Hoa tourist map , you will not be able to ignore the destination of the Ho Dynasty citadel , one of the famous historical sites of Thanh, with very high cultural and architectural values. Pocket now the detailed handbook on tourist attractions of the Ho Dynasty below!
1. Introduction to the Ho Dynasty?
Referring to the land of Thanh Hoa, people immediately remember the cradle of national heroes, epic historical stories with glorious victories. Before the ups and downs of history, going through many wars, to this day many monuments are still standing with time. Prominent among them is the Ho Dynasty citadel with ancient and mossy beauty, which is a testimony to an important historical period of the Vietnamese nation.
The Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is visited by many tourists when traveling to Thanh Hoa (Photo: Collectibles)
1.1. Where is Ho Dynasty citadel?
In which province is the Ho Dynasty citadel? The citadel of the Ho Dynasty is located in Vinh Long commune, Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province , 45km from the city center, 140km from Hanoi. The citadel of Ho Vinh Loc used to be the capital of Vietnam and now becomes a beautiful sight in Thanh Hoa , visited by many tourists.
The citadel of Ho Vinh Loc Thanh Hoa is the old capital of Vietnam (Photo: Collectibles)
1.2. In which year was the Ho Dynasty Citadel recognized by UNESCO?
The Ho Dynasty citadel relic was ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 1962, with particularly important values for the nation.
This was followed by 11 years of submission to the World Heritage Committee. On June 27, 2011 , UNESCO officially recognized the Ho Dynasty as a world cultural heritage after approving two criteria:
- Expressing the influence and human values over a historical period of a country or region in the world. Made valuable contributions to architecture, technology, sculpture, and city planning.
- The citadel of Ho Vinh Loc Thanh Hoa is an ancient work, depicting the value of one or more periods in human history.
The Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is recognized as a world cultural heritage (Photo: Collectibles)
2. Learn the history of the Ho Dynasty?
What year was the citadel of the Ho Dynasty built? Ho Dynasty citadel at that time was called Tay Do citadel. It was built by King Tran Nhan Tong in 1397. Ho Quy Ly was also the founder of the Ho Dynasty in 1400.
Ho Dynasty citadel started construction in the spring of Dinh Ox year. The purpose of building this citadel was to force King Tran Nhan Tong to move the capital from Thang Long to Thanh Hoa, in order to overthrow the Tran dynasty. In 1400, Ho Quy Ly ascended the throne, taking the national title Dai Ngu. The Ho Dynasty citadel officially became the capital of the new dynasty.
The citadel of Ho Thanh Hoa is a check-in place for many young people who love history (Photo: VnEconomy Newspaper)
3. Ho Dynasty citadel architecture – citadel works with 1-0-2
The citadel of the Ho Dynasty was built within 3 months, and then continued to be completed until 1402. This place has a rather rugged terrain with steep mountains, surrounding rivers, and has strategic significance in the future. military defense, while promoting the advantages of waterway traffic.
3.1. Of internal
The inner citadel has a rectangular shape of 870.5m long in the North – South direction and 883.5m in the East – West direction. The four gates of the city South – North – West – East are called front – back – left – right. The gates of the inner citadel are all built in the style of rolling arches, layered stones, and especially large built stone slabs. The Ho Dynasty citadel had a very high level of stone arch construction. Stone slabs weighing tens of tons are assembled together naturally, without adhesive, and still exist after 600 years.
Citadel (Photo: Collected)
3.2. Hao Thanh
The moat is more than 90m wide with the bottom 52m wide and 6.5m deep. In order to keep the strength of the Hao Thanh, the ancients used crushed stone and crushed stone to line the bottom.
The Hao part of the citadel of the Ho Dynasty (Photo: Collectibles)
3.3. La Thanh
In front of the Hao Thanh is La Thanh. The current La citadel is an earthen citadel with a height of 6m, a surface of 9.2m wide, the outside is steep, the inside is sloping, each step is 1.5m high, some places are paved with gravel for reinforcement. The entire La citadel was built based on the natural topography, creating a majestic natural wall, with the function of protecting the citadel and preventing floods.
Part La Thanh (Photo: Collected)
3.4. Sacrifice Altar
The Nam Giao altar was built in the south of the Ho citadel, inside the La citadel with an area of 35,000m2. The altar is divided into several floors, in which the central platform is 21.7m high. The base is about 10.5m high. The central altar consists of three interlocking wall rings.
Nam Giao altar in Ho Dynasty citadel today (Photo: Collectibles)
Ho Dynasty citadel today becomes a very beautiful check-in place in Thanh Hoa that many tourists love.
4. Ticket price to visit the Ho Dynasty citadel
Ticket price to visit the Ho Dynasty Citadel:
- Ticket price for adults: 40,000 VND/person.
- Ticket price for children from 8 to 15 years old: 20,000 VND/person.
- For children under 8 years old: Free admission.
The Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is a unique architectural work, an attractive tourist destination not to be missed when coming to Thanh Hoa, alongside other impressive tourist attractions such as Pu Luong Thanh Hoa tourism , divine fish stream tourism. Thanh Hoa , En Thanh Hoa wharf tourist area , Hai Tien Thanh Hoa beach …
Source: Collected internet.