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Unique architecture of the most beautiful ceremonial gate in Nghe An

Huy Thu • August 1, 2024 10:18

When visiting Dang Cao Palace in Dai Dong Commune, Thanh Chuong District, tourists cannot help but admire the ancient and majestic beauty of the 3-storey gate, which is considered the most beautiful in Nghe An.

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Dang Cao Palace is located in the middle of Am field, Dai Dong commune, built during the Le dynasty to worship famous generals of the Nguyen Canh family who had great contributions to the country, such as Thai Pho Tan Quoc Cong Nguyen Canh Hoan, Cuong Quan Cong Nguyen Canh Van, Pho Nham Hau Nguyen Canh Yen. In the courtyard of nearly 2000m22There are many structures: ceremonial gate, lower hall, middle hall, upper hall, yard, lotus pond... Photo: Huy Thu
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Among them, the Nghi Mon is the most unique architectural work, started construction in 1938 and completed in 1941. In the photo: Nghi Mon of Dang Cao Palace seen from the front. Photo: Huy Thu
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The main gate has many items such as towers, pillars, guard statues, lamp posts, etc., linked together to create a unified body with a majestic shape and soft, sharp patterns, bearing the mark of European-Asian architectural fusion. In the photo: Dang Cao Palace's main gate seen from behind. Photo: Huy Thu
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The ceremonial gate has 3 floors, more than 10m high, and is made up of 4 large pillars. The body and top of the pillars are stepped and decorated with geometric motifs... The pillars are connected to each other to create 4 doors leading to 4 directions. On the front door are engraved 3 large Chinese characters "high - sky - match". The roof of the 1st floor is poured with concrete, gathered into an arch shape, decorated with yellow stars, flower vines... Photo: Huy Thu
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On the 2nd floor, the front and back have 2 circular doors decorated with bamboo, vines, geometric patterns, and scrolls. The roof tiles on the 3rd floor of the main gate are curved with soft, graceful dragon shapes. Magnificent and unique in architecture; balanced and harmonious in layout and aesthetics; soft and sharp in every detail, the main gate has created a rare and unique beauty for Dang Cao Palace - a Provincial Historical - Artistic Relic. Photo: Huy Thu
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The pillars of the ceremonial gate are attached to the flower-pierced walls, with the word "longevity" on them, and above them are embossed images of lions, dragons, flowers and leaves... The human statues, the "four sacred animals" and the embossed landscape paintings on the walls are beautiful works, demonstrating the skillful talent and delicate aesthetic mind of ancient artisans. Photo: Huy Thu
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It is known that the process of preparing materials to build the gate lasted a whole year. Back then, the descendants of the Nguyen Canh family took turns carrying sand, transporting sand by wheelbarrow from Lam River to the palace, making bricks, cooking bricks, carrying stones, cooking lime... In the photo: The soft dragon image made of lime mortar, pieces of ceramic and porcelain "gliding" on the gate. Photo: Huy Thu
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At that time, cement was not as readily available as it is now, and one had to "ask permission from the head office" to go all the way to Hai Phong "to buy a few tons", so the mortar was mainly made from lime, sand, the sap of the Boi Loi tree and molasses. The Nguyen Canh family mobilized their descendants to go into the forest, cut down many Boi Loi trees to soak and extract the sap. The foundation of the main gate was mainly made of old bamboo stakes. In the photo: The "lien quy" theme is vividly and softly embossed on the wall of the main gate. Photo: Huy Thu
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Elderly people of the Nguyen Canh family said that on the day of the inauguration of the main gate, the whole family held a celebration. At the time of the "final construction", 1,300 quan of money was spent. Because the construction lasted for several years and required a lot of effort, the construction team "lost money" so they "asked for more money". In the photo: The image of the lion on the pillar has a majestic and sturdy beauty. Photo: Huy Thu
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More than 80 years have passed, the builders of the ancient construction have passed away, but the gate is still majestic, standing tall in the middle of the village fields. The Dang Cao Palace's gate has a unique architecture, harmoniously combining Vo Bang - French architecture with traditional Eastern architecture, a work of high artistic value, considered the most beautiful gate in the system of relics in Nghe An. Photo: Huy Thu
The unique beauty of the Dang Cao Palace's ceremonial gate. Video: Huy Thu

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