Visit the Thang Long Royal Imperial Citadel - World Cultural Heritage of Vietnam and Humanity

The workers decided to World Heritage took place on 31/7/2010 at 30 days 20 hours local time in Brazil, ie, 6 hours and 30 hours on 01.08.2010 in Vietnam, the World Heritage Committee World - UNESCO has adopted resolutions recognizing the royal center of Thang Long - Hanoi is the world's cultural heritage. The outstanding value of the global heritage of this area is recognized by three distinctive features: The length of cultural history throughout the 13th century; The continuity of heritage as a center of power, and The stories varied heritage artifacts, rich.

Grand celebration of 1000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi organized by Vietnam took place over 20 days (of October 10, 2010).

My wife, daughter and my wife's parents (right)

My wife's father

My 2nd daughtNguyet Thu and I

My wife and Nguyet Thu

Introdution about Thang Long Rayal Citadel pano

Negative balance on the Grand celebration of 1000 years of Thang Long still remains deep in each of the people of Vietnam in general, citizens of the capital of Hanoi in particular us. Today is Sunday morning, we were planning to visit the Thang Long Imperial Citadel - a new area to be recognized as World Cultural Heritage.

Thang Long Imperial Citadel was unearthed from the month 12/2002 and since then has excavated an area of over 19,000 m2. This is the scale archaeological excavation of the largest in Vietnam and also the largest in Southeast Asia. I with my wife and two daughters Nguyet Ha, Nguyet Thu. We also invite parents to visit with my wife. My daughter would love to visit the Thang Long Imperial Citadel. She is now learning the team's secondary school literature Ngo Gia Tu. Historical knowledge about the thickness of Thang Long Imperial Citadel will be a precious material for her writing and better education.

Beautiful weather this morning. When we arrived, there was a lot of visitors.

Nguyet Thu puts merit money into box

First we visited the ancient citadel - Ha Noi. This area includes: Doan Mon Gate, Kinh Thien Palace, ... in Hoang Dieu Street, near Ba Dinh Square quana President Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. From the square in front of the Horse Regiment, I see a vast space with wide green lawns. Looking across the square distance is the military museum with many old airplanes are exhibited here.

Nguyet Thu

Nguyet Thu, second daughter of our second run was fun. She is very natural when shooting vertical. Especially when the bride and groom have come here to photograph the wedding day.

Then we moved to the area of Thang Long Royal Imperial Citadel. Thang Long Royal Citadel monument is historically associated with Thang Long - Hanoi starting from pre-Thang Long period (Annam VII century colonial government) through the time of King Dinh - Tien Le, development power under King Ly, Tran, Le and Ha Noi city under Nguyen Dynasty. This is a massive structure, was built in the reign many historical periods and became the most important monuments in the system of relics in Vietnam.

Nguyet Thu

This is the first time, we, their parents my wife to visit the Thang Long Royal Imperial Citadel. The first impression for visitors is the mark of history, the existence of the nearly 1,000-year reign clearly visible here. In the last 5 years with the excavation at 18 Hoang Dieu has unearthed a relic of many types of underground structure, proving the existence of the long history of Thang Long capital through nearly 1,300 years, ranges from pre-Thang Long (VII-IX century), the time-money Dinh Le (X century), the period of Thang Long-Hanoi, with the monarch Ly-Tran-Le-Nguyen (since 1010 to the early twentieth century).

The artifacts in archaeological study Hoang Thang Long - Hanoi in 18 Hoang Dieu also found Thang Long - Ha Noi is the center of economic, political, cultural and long term more than a thousand years, is both where exposed, absorbing the cultural ideas of the region, countries with great civilizations such as India, China and Southeast Asia, demonstrating the relationship, the economic exchanges, cultural Thang Long with countries in the region and world history.

The whole area of Thang Long Royal Imperial Citadel system is covered by a light blue roof. Access for visitors is the staircase to the corridor made of stainless steel is very tidy and friendly environment. The monument represents the Imperial Citadel, including: - Archaeological site in 18 Hoang Dieu - Hanoi Flag Tower - Doan Mon Gate: "Doan Mon" is a door leading to the roof of his power, Kinh Thien, Doan Mon five gates built of stone, a door outer Tam Mon approximately 1812 - 1814, Gia Long dynasty destroyed, built Hanoi Flag Tower (still horns). In 2002, Vietnam's archaeological dig inside allowed Doan Mon Gate had found the old carriage entrance "of the time, Chen, Li used a lot of bricks. If further excavation, will be able to see the road from Doan Mon Gate to athletics in the northern and southwestern border of Hanoi

- Kinh Thien -Dear God Palace : is the central monument, is the main nuclear sites in the overall history of the ancient city of Hanoi.

Dragon font Kinh Thien Palace

Natural Athletic center position of the relic. Kinh Thien Palace before power is then to Hanoi Flag Tower, Doan Mon Gate, Hau Lau rear, Cua Bac, both east and west walls and a small opening. Dear God traces electrical current is just the old foundation. Southern power base has found more than a meter railing. Front, towards the south of the power system Telescopes building stone steps up with the big box. Power threshold of 10 steps, divided into 3 4 dragon stone entrance to form a uniform threshold of dragons.

Below are Thang Long Royal Citadel antiques :

The four dragons were created in the 15th century the Le Dynasty. Stone dragon sculpture is mentioned as an athletics legacy of architectural masterpieces of art, representing sculpture Le preliminary. Carved green stone, a stone dragon head raised, the big, round eyes protruding horns have long branches, mane flying back, shut your mouth, suck on a pearl. Dragon winding itself into soft arcs, and smaller toward the power above. Dorsal fin long way dragons are still bobbing like clouds, sparks. Two power levels on either side are two stone terrace runs, were the two stylized dragon. Dear Heavenly electrical background and two dragons flanking partly reflect the monumental scale of the old power Telescopes - Station North.