On April 28, Director of the My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board, Mr. Phan Ho, said that after many days of restoration, Indian and Vietnamese experts had approached Tower Group A - considered the center of the Heritage site. Tower Group A is nearly 3,000 m wide.2, surrounded by brick walls more than 1 meter thick. This is the most intact temple tower complex in the My Son World Cultural Heritage complex.
Here, experts continue to carefully restore the details of towers A1, A8, A10, A11, A12 and A13 according to the principle of preserving the ancient values of the heritage as intact as possible.
During this restoration of Tower Group A, experts expect to discover more mysterious relics at the foot and inside the tower.
Due to the impact of time and many other factors, the towers in area A, especially tower A1, have been eroded and seriously degraded at the base of the tower. Therefore, in this restoration, along with the reconstruction of the 4 pillars in front of the gate, tower A1 will be reinforced and the foundation will be restored to help the tower stand firmly and majestically as it was originally, Mr. Phan Ho added.
During the restoration of the K and H towers in 2017, Indian and Vietnamese experts discovered an ancient road and underground wall, which is believed to have been the route used by royalty and religious dignitaries to travel to the temple complex to perform rituals.
Experts also found many valuable artifacts such as two stone statues with human bodies and lion heads, along with other architectural details made of terracotta buried under the ancient towers. Experts determined that these artifacts date back to the period when tower K was built, that is, around the 11th to 12th century.
In 2017, Indian experts excavated four outer walls of Tower H.
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Located nearly 70 km from Da Nang city, in Duy Phu commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, My Son Sanctuary is an architectural complex consisting of many Champa temples with extremely unique architecture. Forgotten for a long time up to centuries, it was not until 1885 that this place was discovered and in 1999 was selected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site as the only evidence of the disappeared Asian civilization.
The My Son Sanctuary used to be a place for worship as well as a mausoleum for kings, mandarins, and royal relatives of the ancient Champa dynasties. The architectural styles here are divided into 6 types: ancient style, Hoa Lai, Dong Duong, My Son, PoNagar, and Binh Dinh people's style. Most of the architectural works and sculptures at My Son are influenced by Hinduism.
