Spending tens of billions to restore the temple of 9 Nguyen lords

Toa lac o phia Dong Nam Hoang Thanh (Dai noi Hue), Thai To Mieu duoc xay dung duoi thoi vua Gia Long (nam 1804). Day la mieu tho cac vi chua Nguyen, tu chua Nguyen Hoang den chua Nguyen Phuc Thuan.

Located in the Southeast of the Imperial City (Hue Imperial City), Thai To Temple was built under the reign of King Gia Long (1804). This is the temple to worship the Nguyen Lords, from Lord Nguyen Hoang to Lord Nguyen Phuc Thuan.

Nam 1805, sau mot nam xay dung Thai To Mieu, vua Gia Long da cho dat tho them cac bai vi cua nhung cong than co cong lon doi voi cac Chua. Tong the cua di tich Thai To Mieu la mot to hop kien truc voi hon 10 hang muc cong trinh duoc xay dung tren khuon vien hon 14.900 m2.

In 1805, after a year of building Thai To Temple, King Gia Long ordered the addition of tablets of mandarins who had made great contributions to the Lords. The overall relic of Thai To Temple is an architectural complex with more than 10 construction items built on an area of over 14,900 m2.

Trong do, toa nha chinh kien truc theo kieu “nha kep”, chinh duong 13 gian 2 chai kep, tien duong 13 gian 2 chai don. Phia Dong nha chinh la dien Long Duc, phia Nam co dien Chieu Kinh.

The main building is built in the style of a “double house”, with the main hall having 13 rooms and 2 double wings, and the front hall having 13 rooms and 2 single wings. To the east of the main house is Long Duc Palace, to the south is Chieu Kinh Palace.

Trong khang chien chong Phap dau nam 1947, khu vuc Thai To Mieu bi thieu huy gan nhu hoan toan. Nam 1971-1972, Hoi dong Tri su Nguyen Phuc toc da quyen gop va dung lai mot toa nha 5 gian tren nen cu ngoi dien chinh de lam noi tho tu cac chua Nguyen.

During the resistance war against the French in early 1947, the Thai To Temple area was almost completely burned down. In 1971-1972, the Nguyen Phuc Clan's Board of Trustees donated and rebuilt a 5-room building on the old foundation of the main temple to serve as a place of worship for the Nguyen Lords.

Tuy nhien, nhieu nam qua, cong trinh nay cung bi xuong cap, hoang tan, gan sup do. Nhieu cong trinh khac trong khuon vien di tich nay cung lam canh tuong tu. Bai vi cua cac chua Nguyen cung duoc dua den Trieu Mieu (nam phia Bac cua Thai To Mieu) de tho cung.

However, over the years, this structure has also been degraded, deserted, and on the verge of collapse. Many other structures in the relic site are in a similar situation. The tablets of the Nguyen Lords were also brought to Trieu Mieu (located north of Thai To Mieu) for worship.

Cac hang muc cua Thai To Mieu bi xuong cap nghiem trong.

The items of Thai To Temple are seriously degraded.

Cuoi nam 2023, de trien khai bao ton tu bo di tich Thai To Mieu, HDND tinh Thua Thien Hue da co Nghi quyet dieu chinh co cau nguon von cua du an la tu ngan sach tinh.

At the end of 2023, to implement the conservation and restoration of the Thai To Mieu relic, the People's Council of Thua Thien Hue province issued a Resolution adjusting the capital structure of the project's restoration from the provincial budget.

Nguon kinh phi cho du an “Bao quan, tu bo, phuc hoi va ton tao tong the di tich Thai To Mieu giai doan 1” la 52 ti dong. Do do, pham vi tu bo lan nay chu yeu tap trung vao cac cong trinh dang xuong cap nang co the sap do bat cu luc nao.

The budget for the project “Preservation, renovation, restoration and overall embellishment of the Thai To Temple relic, phase 1” is 52 billion VND. Therefore, the scope of this restoration mainly focuses on severely degraded structures that could collapse at any time.

Cu the, doi voi cong trinh di tich Thai To Mieu hien huu, se ha giai, phan loai danh gia va bao quan, luu giu hien vat thuoc cong trinh. Con di tich Thai Mieu Mon se duoc gia co nen mong, chong am nen; can chinh va tu bo phan nen, bac cap ben trong va ben ngoai cong....

Specifically, for the existing Thai To Temple relic, the artifacts will be dismantled, classified, evaluated, preserved and stored. The Thai Mieu Mon relic will have its foundation reinforced, its foundation moisture-proofed; the foundation and steps inside and outside the gate will be adjusted and repaired....

Giai doan 1 nay cung se bao ton, tu bo, phuc hoi he thong cong va tuong thanh trong khu vuc Thai Mieu...cung nhieu hang muc khac. Du an duoc khoi cong tu thang 10.2024, dot 1 se duoc trien khai trong gan 4 nam.

Phase 1 will also preserve, renovate, and restore the gate system and walls in the Thai Mieu area... along with many other items. The project started in October 2024, and phase 1 will be implemented for nearly 4 years.