Banh It Tower is one of the few remaining Cham architectural and cultural complexes in Vietnam. Over time, Banh It tower has brought with it the historical imprints of the ancient Champa Kingdom. Along with the cultural beauty of the Cham people in the land of Binh Dinh.
Banh It Tower is gradually becoming an interesting place to visit for tourists. This destination promises to bring visitors satisfaction before the ancient beauty of the relic complex.
Where is Banh It Tower?
Banh It Tower is a cluster of ancient Cham towers. Built around the end of the 11th century – to the beginning of the 12th century. Located on a hill in Dai Loc village, Phuoc Hiep commune, Tuy Phuoc district, Binh Dinh province. About 20km from Quy Nhon city. With the location not too far from the city center. It will help visitors feel more convenient when moving to the place to visit. At the same time, the space also becomes airy. Suitable for all ages to check-in and relax here
With classical architecture with Cham style. Banh It Tower welcomes a large number of tourists every year. Banh It Tower can be considered an ideal check-in and virtual living place.
Panoramic beauty of Banh It tower
Besides the familiar name is Banh It Tower . The Cham cultural architectural complex is also known by the name ” Silver tower “. It is a complex consisting of four towers, including an East gate tower. A southern gate tower, also known as Beer tower, Yen Ngua tower and main tower.
Banh It Tower helps visitors feel clearly and see the actual construction style of ancient Champa culture. Thoughtful stone statues, meandering dancers. Along with the flexible reliefs are gradually opening up in front of the scene of the ancient Champa Kingdom. Leading visitors to discover each historical and cultural beauty of this period.
Architecture of Banh It tower complex
Going from the outside to the inside, visitors will first admire the beauty of the eastern gate tower of the Cham cultural architectural complex with a height of about 13m. The gate tower was built according to the square plan of 7mx7m according to Gopura architecture. This is a typical architectural style of the Champa period. With two connecting doors, one of which is facing east. And a door facing the main tower.
Moving to the south of the architectural complex of Banh It tower, visitors will experience the beauty of the southern gate tower. This southern gate tower is also known as Beer tower and is about 10m high. Beer Tower was also built based on Binh Dinh architecture. However, the distinctive feature of the beer tower architecture is the Posah architectural style. The three floors of the tower’s roof are overlapped and gradually smaller towards the top of the tower. All have created a unique beauty for this tower.
Cham cultural architectural complex – Banh It tower
The Main Tower was built on top of a hill, over 20m high. Unlike the East Gate Tower and Beer Tower, the main tower of this Cham architectural complex was built based on the Kalan architecture. The walls were built elegantly, but very solidly and steadily over the years. On the roof floors are designed systems of columns and false doors.
Some rooftops have decorative motifs imbued with the cultural style of the Cham people. Typically, on the first floor, there are decorative motifs such as the lion image in the south, or the decoration of the god Nandin, while the north side is Kala’s face looking straight ahead and inside are stone statues. All have shown the cultural beliefs of worshiping gods of the ancient Champa people.
Located not too far from the main tower, Yen Ngua tower also has a distinct beauty. Here visitors will encounter a strange and unique architecture in Binh Dinh. A beauty that cannot be ignored in the body of this tower is the bas-relief of the god bird in the pose of two wings raised as if supporting the upper part of the tower.
In addition, when visiting Banh It tower , visitors also have the opportunity to admire the stone statue carved of god Siva. With extremely sophisticated carvings, a statue of god Siva is sitting on a lotus pedestal
Cultural beauty of Banh It Tower
The tower is known with the familiar name “Banh It” tower , a specialty of Binh Dinh hometown, honoring the traditional values ​​of Binh Dinh homeland, and helping to suggest visitors a traditional dish. should be tasted when visiting the idyllic land in the South Central Coast.
It can be seen that the entire architecture of Banh It tower is typical and typical of the Champa culture period. The architecture of Gopura, Posah, and Kalan has highlighted the architectural beauty of Banh It tower, an important belief of the ancient Champa people (the worship of gods), and at the same time, it also respects the historical value. of attractions. It is not recommended to miss this interesting attraction when visiting Binh Dinh.
Source: Collected internet.