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The dougong (Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin: dǒugǒng; lit. cap [and] block; Vietnamese: Đấu củng) is an important part of Chinese architecture, is rarely or not found in Vietnamese architecture starting from the Lý dynasty where Vietnamese architecture began to develop and innovate away from Chinese traditional architecture. Vietnamese ...
The lotus flower also symbolizes enlightenment and achievement. The stone wall at the side of the pagoda has multiple carvings of lotus flowers engraved in the stone. The carvings express the beauty of nature in Vietnam. With its harmonious architecture taking advantage of the watery landscape, the pagoda is a picturesque attraction.
The site is home to more than 200 stones and megaliths, carved with different images and complicated designs. Images of mountains, hills, and fields can be seen, as well as traces of three kinds of writing system: the pictographs of Han Chinese, talismans of Tày and Dao ethnic groups. [28] [29] Ba Bể – Na Hang Natural Heritage Area
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Chinese architecture: Quan Âm Pagoda: 1816 Chinese architecture: Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica (Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City) 1877–1883 Neo-Romanesque: Hotel Continental Saigon: 1880 French Colonial: Thiên Hậu Temple: 19th century Chinese architecture: Mariamman Temple: late 19th century Hindu: Museum of Ho Chi Minh City - formerly ...
Turtle Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Con Rùa) is a lake and a fountain surrounded by a traffic roundabout officially known as International Square (Vietnamese: Công trường Quốc Tế) in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The Tomb of Khải Định (Vietnamese: Lăng Khải Định, chữ Hán: 陵 啓 定), officially Ứng Mausoleum (Ứng lăng, chữ Hán: 應 陵) is a tomb built for Khải Định, the twelfth Emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam. It features a blend of Vietnamese architecture with Western styles. [1]
The high level of importance placed on it by historians and archaeologists is due to its well preserved and richly decorated nature. [1] The Ngoc Lu drum is the first artifact on the list of 30 items recognised as National Treasures of Vietnam for the first time in 2012. [2] Ngoc Lu bronze drum's surface, Vietnam