Series of the first makes up the unique and strange of Khai Dinh mausoleum

Despite the smallest area, the work of Khai Dinh Tomb is the most costly and labor-consuming as well as the longest one. In particular, the mausoleum has the most unique and unique in the Nguyen dynasty imperial system.

King Khai Dinh whose real name is Nguyen Phuc Buu Dao, the 12th king of the Nguyen Dynasty. He ascended the throne in 1916 at the age of 31. Immediately after taking the throne, he built many palaces, palaces, mausoleums such as Kien Trung Palace, An Dinh Palace, Truong An Gate, Hien Nhon Gate, Chuong Duc Gate, especially the work of Khai Dinh mausoleum (Ung Lang). Although it is the mausoleum with the smallest area, Khai Dinh tomb is the most labor-consuming and money-consuming work of the Nguyen Dynasty tombs. In addition, this is also a unique and longest-built mausoleum. If Gia Long tomb was built in 6 years (1814 – 1820), Minh Mang tomb for 4 years (1840 – 1843), Tomb of Tu Duc for 3 years (1964 – 1967), the construction of Khai Dinh tomb is 11 years (1920 – 1931), lasting two kings, namely Khai Dinh and Bao Dai. According to history books, when building Ung Lang, King Khai Dinh consulted many presentations of the geographers, and finally, he chose Chau Chu mountain slopes as the location for his resting place. this. The terrain of Khai Dinh mausoleum is carefully calculated, creating a majestic and magnificent natural scene. Accordingly, Khai Dinh mausoleum took a low hill in the front as the place of “criminal record”, with Chau E stream flowing from the left to “water convergence”, Chop Vung mountain on the left and Kim Son mountain on the right. as Ta Thanh Long and friends of Bach tiger (ie dragon, tigers adoring Ung Lang). The king changed the name of Chau language mountain to Ung Son mountain and named the mausoleum is Ung Lang. The mausoleum was built with 127 steps of modern materials such as iron, steel, cement, and Ardoise tiles…, allowed by the king to come to France to import. The entire interior in the three nave spaces in Thien Dinh Palace are decorated with ceramic and glass reliefs imported from China, Japan … The “golden hands” of early artisans. In the twentieth century, tens of thousands of samples of colorful glass and chinaware were used to embellish thousands of vivid royal and folk images. Thien Dinh Palace, the burial place of King Khai Dinh’s body, is the place with the most unique design and most artistic value until today. On the mausoleum’s ceiling, “Cuu Long An Van” (nine dragons hidden in clouds) was painted by artist Phan Van Tanh with his feet. In Thien Dinh Palace, there are two bronze statues of King Khai Dinh. The statue outside, the king dressed in the French soldier uniform, was cast in Vietnam. The 1: 1 statue on the altar was cast in France by two French artisans, and gilded by Hue artisans. The king’s tomb is just below this altar. It is known that in order to fund the construction of the mausoleum, King Khai Dinh asked the French protectorate to increase tax by 30%. This act of the king has been harshly condemned by history. Nowadays, over time, Khai Dinh tomb has turned color, but it makes the tomb more ancient. According to the experts, the Tomb of Khai Dinh is really the top symbol of art. Invite readers to watch the video: Overcoming difficulties in finding graduate jobs in the translation season / Source: VTV TSTC.