Dien Bien TV – Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument is a bronze monument built on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu.
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| View of Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument |
The Dien Bien Phu victory monument is located on the D1 hill fortress, this is a cultural and artistic work imbued with historical value, profound humanity and spirituality, honoring the great significance of a war. Winning “splendid five continents, shaking the earth”, is the pride of the people of Dien Bien province.
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| Courtyard of Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument |
The starting point to the Victory Monument is the ceremony ground, with a fairly large space that can organize cultural and social activities. Here is the largest bas-relief in Southeast Asia with an average height of 7.5m, a width of 58m, assembled from 217 Thanh Hoa green stone panels, weighing nearly 400 tons.
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| The large-scale relief depicts the entire Dien Bien Phu campaign |
The grand bas-relief depicts the entire Dien Bien Phu campaign from the time when the Politburo chose Dien Bien Phu as a strategic strategic decision point in Winter-Spring 1953-1954 until we captured De Castries and his staff. The group was stationed on the afternoon of May 7, 1954 and the victory celebration of the army, people and local people on May 13, 1954 in Muong Phang.
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| Main road leading to Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument |
The main road leading up to the Monument is the ceremonial axis with 320 steps, and is divided into 3 large landings, equivalent to 3 waves of attacks by the Vietnam People’s Army on the Dien Bien Phu Group. On both sides of the ceremonial axis are 56 landmarks made of Thanh Hoa green stone, symbolizing the 56 days and nights of “cutting the mountains, sleeping in the basement, pouring rain, squeezed rice” of our soldiers. The two sides of the hill along the axis of the ceremony are planted with Ban flower and some other trees to create a natural landscape and environment for this relic hill.
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| Fort D1 was an important fortress in the eastern defensive hill range of the French colonialists |
During the Dien Bien Phu campaign, fortress D1 was an important fortress in the eastern defensive hill range of the French colonialists, responsible for protecting the center of the fortress group, which was the goal of the Vietnam People’s Army. in the second wave of attacks that began on the afternoon of March 30, 1954.
After 2 days of fighting, the 209th Regiment, 312th Battalion had completely mastered this fortress, then held the battlefield and supported with other units to destroy the remaining strongholds, contributing to the war. overall victory of the entire campaign.
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| Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument |
The cluster of Dien Bien Phu victory monuments is the tallest, largest and heaviest group of bronze statues in Vietnam ever. The statue has a height of 12.6m, is cast with 217 tons of bronze, is erected on a 3.6m high pedestal and consists of 12 cutting boards, including those weighing 40 tons. This is the work of sculptor Nguyen Hai, which has been modified from the original to fit a large outdoor space to place the monument.
The Dien Bien Phu victory has passed for more than half a century, but the Victory Monument is still standing in the middle of historical Dien Bien and along with other relics of the old battlefield such as: Hill A1, Muong Thanh Bridge, Him Lam , Doc Lap, Ban Keo, Muong Phangβ¦. It has become a permanent landmark in the country. These revolutionary historical sites will forever prove the existence and sustainable development of the heroic land of Dien Bien Phu.
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Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument is the pride of the people of Dien Bien province. This is a stopover every time visitors come to Dien Bien, the land of heroic history.
Source: Collected internet.