Evidence of Cham tower unearthed
14 June 2007 (Thanh Nien News) - The local residents in the vicinity of the Xuan My mountain in Binh Dinh province seem to have unearthed the tip of the… tower. A Cham tower, to be precise. It remains to be seen if the rest of the tower will be found.
Ancient tower unearthed in central province
Residents of the central Binh Dinh Province have recently unearthed the top of a tower dating back to the Cham Civilization over ten centuries ago, said vice director of a local museum Thursday.
Dr. Dinh Ba Hoa, Vice director of the Binh Dinh Museum, said that while collecting stones on Xuan My Mountain, residents of Phuoc Hiep Commune, Tuy Phuoc District, discovered the top of the tower.
The top of the tower is 1.8m-high, made of stones, and decorated with lotus petal-shaped patterns.
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Read more about the Cham tower of Xuan My mountain.
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- Hindu-Buddhist Art Of Vietnam: Treasures From Champa by E. Guillon
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Tags: Binh Dinh province, Binh Dinh province museum, Cham architecture, Cham Tower, Champa, Dinh Ba Hoa, Vietnam Archaeology, Xuan My mountain
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