VietNamNet Bridge - A series of vestiges found in the Tran Temple (Thai Lang) and Lang Ngoi ward in Hung Ha district, northern Thai Binh province, has revealed evidence about the position of the Lo Giang royal palace built in the Tran Dynasty in the 13th century.

According to information released at a seminar on January 6 in the locality, recent archaeological excavations in the area disclosed various kinds of architectural materials dating to between the late 13th century and the 14th century.

Excavators unearthed traces of a foundation of architectural constructions, brick-courtyards, tiles and dragon- and stag-shaped decorations.

Bui Minh Tri, Director of the Centre for Imperial City Research, said the results of the excavations have provided a significant database to prove the exact position of Lo Giang palace.

According to “Dai Viet su ky toan thu” (The Complete History of Dai Viet), the Lo Giang Imperial Palace was also called the Kien Xuong Palace under the reign of King Tran Hien Tong (1319-1341).

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From August 2014, the Royal Citadel Research Center of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, in collaboration with the Museum of Thai Binh Province, conducted research of the Lo Giang Palace. Experts performed archaeological excavation at two sites, on in the Tran Temple (Thai Lang) and on in Lang Ngoi (Ngoi Mausoleum).

 

 

 

 

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At the two excavation holes in Lang Ngoi, archaeologists discovered vestiges of the Tran Dynasty (13th -14th centuries). In the photo: The foundation remnants of the Tran Dynasty.

 

 

 

 

 

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About 50 m from the Lang Ngoi excavation holes are the four holes in the area of Tran Temple, where archaeologists found traces of the foundations of a unique wooden architecture. The architectural traces were found at a depth of 0.5 m and it covers over 100 m2.

 

 

 

 

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The stone column found in the excavated area with a length of 110 cm, a width of 24 cm, weighing about 100 kg.

 

 

 

 

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The relics found in the excavated area are mainly architectural materials including bricks and tiles.

 

 

 

 

 

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Archaeologists are continuing excavations at Lang Ngoi and the Tran Temple, on over 2,000sq.m.

 

 

 

 

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Results of the archaeological excavations, combined with the study of historical sources, have initially allowed scientists to think that the Tran temple area in Hong Minh commune today was the Lo Giang Palace during King Tran Nhan Tong’s reign and the Kien Xuong Palace under King Tran Anh Tong’s dynasty.

 

 

T. Van