VietNamNet Bridge – A part of the Ho Dynasty Citadel has been recognised as a National Historical Vestige, according to Do Quang Trong, director of the Ho Dynasty Citadel Preservation Centre.

La Thanh, an external belt of the Ho Dynasty Citadel, situated in the Vinh Loc District of central Thanh Hoa Province, built from soil and bamboo, helped protect the internal citadel and royal area.

Ho Quy Ly, the first king of the Ho Dynasty, built the Ho Dynasty Citadel in 1397 over a period of three months. The Citadel, with its walls and four main gates made out of beautifully carved, overlapping green square stone plates, is a cultural and historically significant national monument recognised by the State.

The Citadel, connected to a short-lived dynasty (1400-1407), sparked a reform of the examination system, the construction of more schools, the heightening of ancient Vietnamese script and the issue of bank notes.

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