Thap Ba Ponagar, Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa is one of the architectural complex of Champa culture with the largest scale in the rest of central Vietnam, was built around the 8th century to the 13th century, the period of Hinduism (Hinduism) are prosperous in ancient Cham kingdom.
Ponagar the temple tower sits atop a small hill about 50 meters higher than sea level. At the mouth of the Cai, from downtown Nha Trang around 2 km north ..
The overall architecture consists of 3 floors Ponagar, going from bottom to top. On the lower floors, with the ground level gate tower, which now no longer exists. From there take the stone stairs leads to the middle floor.
In the middle tier called Mandapa (ie guest houses, retreat house) for pilgrims resting, prepare the gifts. Mandapa 20m long, 15m wide, consisting of four octagonal columns (including 10 large and 12 small column column). On the body of large columns of mortise, carved into the shaft, symmetrical flush with the top of the small column.
The top floor is where the tower is located. The tower was built in Cham style, very tight circuit brick, not seen binder. Main church tower in front sizable suites and about 23 meters high, is the Po Nagar towers.
Tower has 4 floors, each floor has doors, statues and interesting rock formation. Inside is a statue (2.6 m tall) carved in black granite (previously the incense, and further that of gold) sitting on a pedestal shaped grave stone lotus, his back against the stone large pictures bodhi leaf. This is a masterpiece of Cham sculpture, a combination of technical harmonization and embossed circular object.
On top of the tower with a statue of the god Shiva riding Nandin ox, and the mascot as swan, goats, elephants etc.
From January 21 to March 23 is the annual Lunar time Thap Ba festival with a rich variety of activities, in order to introduce diversity, honoring the beauty of Cham culture and ranks as one of 16 national festivals.
0 comments:
Post a Comment