The citadel architecture works, the headquarters in Nghe An Nguyen dynasty was built solidly in 1831 and so far only 3 gates are located in the territory of three wards Cua Nam – Quang Trung and Doi Cung (Vinh City).
Located on Cua Nam ward (Vinh city), Tien Mon is a more intact city gate than the other two gates. According to history books, in 1803 Gia Long went to the North and chose Vinh Yen village, located northwest of Dung Quyet (the present ancient citadel area) to build a headquarters. In 1884, the king moved the town to Vinh Yen and built the citadel of earth.
500 meters from Tien Mon gate is Ta Mon gate located in Quang Trung ward.
It was not until 1831 that Minh Mang king rebuilt the laterite citadel in the form of ice. The citadel has 6 sides, the circumference is 603 staff long, equivalent to 2,412 m; 4.42 m high; an area of 420,000 m2, surrounded by a moat, 28 m wide and 3.2 m deep.
At the commencement, the Nguyen dynasty mobilized 1,000 soldiers from Thanh Hoa and 4,000 Nghe An soldiers. By the time of Tu Duc, when upgrading the citadel, it was necessary to take 8,599 clams from Dien Chau and laterite from Nam Dan, 4,848 pounds of lime, 155 pounds of molasses, with a total budget of 3,688 mandarin
The upper floor of the Tien Mon gate was built with four wooden pillars the size of a hug. According to the records, the castle had 3 doors. In which the front door was the main door facing the south, allowing the king to stand, the officials of the imperial court and the governor in and out. The Ta Gate faces the East, the Right Gate faces the West. Want to go through the doors must cross a bridge.
The gate of each door is wider than 3 m. Over the years these doors were damaged and restored to their original state. Inside the ancient citadel, the largest building is the palace, the east of the palace is the Governor’s Palace, the south is Bo Chanh and Suicide Palace, the military palace, the governor’s palace, the north has the barracks and the prison. Later on in the west there was a French guard house. The citadel was equipped with 65 cannons, 47 cannons placed in the gazebo, the rest concentrated in the palace and the governor’s palace.
The words “Lam giang red domain as in the left right”, engraved at the gate of Tien Mon.
Huu Mon Gate is located in Doi Cung ward, half a kilometer from Tien and Ta gates. The gate is located on Dao Tan road and is used as a lane for people joining in traffic.
The hinge hole at the Huu Mon gate was restored to the correct state.
During the resistance war against the French and the Americans, Vinh citadel was greatly damaged. The three gates are the remnants of the city. This place also witnessed many historical events, was the place where President Ho Chi Minh talked to the Nghe An people on the occasion of visiting his hometown in the years 1957-1961.
In 1998, Vinh ancient citadel was ranked as a national monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information. In 2004, Vinh City People’s Committee implemented a project to restore and restore 3 city gates.
Vinh’s ancient citadel area is seen from above. Located between the three gates is Vinh Stadium. Located on the tour of Cua Lo – Ho Chi Minh’s hometown, the Vinh citadel relic is visited by many tourists. Follow vnexpress