As time goes by, Thai Hoa Palace – the most important one inside Hue Imperial Citadel, being deteriorated and damaged
As time goes by, this important palace is deteriorated and damaged. Facing that situation, Hue Monuments Conservation Center is planning a overall restoration. At this time, the unit has received a lot of comments from historical researchers, Hue cultural researchers, experts in the field of monument conservation and restoration.
Previously, the Government has agreed to provide an emergency support of VND 100 billion from the central budget reserve in 2020 to urgently restore and repair Thai Hoa Palace (Hue Imperial City), which has been damaged by storms and floods.
The palace, which was built in 1833, has undergone through more than 20 times of restoration, in which, the last major one was in 1923. Thus, the architecture has changed partly and deteriorated badly.
The throne of the emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty is recognized as the National Treasure of Vietnam in 2015 and is often placed at Thai Hoa Palace to serve tourists to admire and visit.
The following photos are recorded by Thua Thien Hue Online reporters before it was planned to be restored:
Overview of Thai Hoa Palace, with the form of "trùng thiềm điệp ốc" (“two sets of roofs on one platform”) in its architecture, is 1,440 square meter wide
An section on the roof of Thai Hoa Palace has been collapsed
In the storm in the end of September 2020, the roof of the palace was collapsed, and it is nowtemporarly roofed by corrugated iron.
Recently, the Government has agreed to provide 100 billion VND emergency support from the budget for restoration
Hue Monuments Conservation Center has continued to hold conferences related to the restoration process
The outside cells of Thai Hoa Palace having been damaged and peeled off
The throne - a national treasure, is placed in the center of Thai Hoa Palace, under a beautiful gilded wooden canopy system
The collapsed patterns and motifs on the roof of Thai Hoa Palace are gathered in one place
Due to bad degradation and damage, the related units used the iron frame to support
Thai Hoa Palace integrates many special values of history, culture, art and architecture of the Nguyen Dynasty.
By P.T