According to Decision No. 2432/QD-UBND on approving the second step sketch model of the project "Conservation and restoration of Dien Bien Phu Group Center Relic", including: Drafting military equipment; interior and exterior of functional rooms; gates and artistic fences.
The project is implemented by the Joint Venture of One Member Co., Ltd. for Cultural Heritage Conservation and Vietnam Urban Architecture Joint Stock Company.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (investor) is responsible for presiding over and coordinating with relevant agencies and units to organize and implement the project in accordance with current legal regulations; ensuring progress, quality, safety and investment efficiency.
"During the implementation process, closely coordinate with specialized agencies and design consultants to ensure that the draft plan after approval is implemented synchronously and consistently, meeting the requirements of preserving, restoring and promoting the value of the special national historical relic Dien Bien Phu battlefield" - the decision clearly stated.
At the end of September 2025, the project's Scientific Council "Conservation and restoration of Dien Bien Phu Group Center Relic" held a meeting to evaluate, comment and give comments on the project's Feasibility Study Report.
Accordingly, more than 70 years ago, in Dien Bien Phu, the French army built a group of 49 strongholds, organized into 8 clusters of strongholds - resistance centers - linked together.
Dien Bien Phu stronghold group is considered the strongest defense system of the French army in the war of invasion of Indochina, and is considered by French and American generals as "a Vecdoong in Asia", "na San vu ngan 10", "Invincible stronghold".
It is known that this is considered a large-scale, massive project and has a special significance in recreating all items of the Dien Bien Phu Group Center Area more than 70 years ago.
Lao Dong Newspaper published an article "Investing more than 250 billion VND to recreate part of Dien Bien Phu battlefield", accordingly, the project "Conservation and restoration of Dien Bien Phu Group Center relic" has a total investment of more than 250 billion VND from the central budget, implementation period from 2024-2026.
According to the approved plan, the project has a research scope for restoration on an area of about 10 hectares. Including: investment in renovating the General Do Cat Command tunnel area; preserving, renovating, and restoring the artillery site and artillery tunnel; soldier camps, field hospitals, and military medical tunnels.
Along with that, recreate the traffic system, expressway traffic, land lots and resistance holes, barbed wire fence system, goods of all kinds, system of equipment and materials to create a landscape surrounding the area of the French Army Command Center in Dien Bien Phu.
There are also other auxiliary items such as: reception area, parking lot, public toilet area, electrical system, water supply and drainage system, fire prevention and fighting system and items serving the sightseeing needs of tourists...
