DI SẢN VĂN HÓA MỸ SƠN VIỆT NAM

In the framework of cooperation on cultural preservation between the two governments of Vietnam and India, cooperation between the Indian Ministry of Culture, Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee, My Son Cultural Heritage Management Board, experts from the Institute of Archeology India, Vietnamese experts, technical staff and nearly one hundred skilled workers have carried out the survey, research, discovery, excavation and restoration work of H.

Group H is located on a small hill to the northwest of My Son valley (East longitude 108007'22 ", North latitude 15045'52). There is an altitude of about 47m above the sea level and architectural cluster. This is the highest position compared to other architectural groups of My Son monument, 70m away from Khe Tag stream to the Northeast, the group of towers belongs to the style Po Klong Garai of the 13th - XIV centuries, including 4 architectural works. arranged in the direction from west to east, the main temple is oriented to the east in the traditional way, however, the works are arranged differently, the front line of Mandapa is located right in front of the main temple, inside the wall. then the gate where the wall of the wall is contiguous is similar to the Po Klong Garai group, Group H consists of H1 temple (Kalan) located at the highest position of the hill with a c a major east-facing, long house (Mandapa), port tower (gopura), and warehouse or fire tower H4 (Kosagraha).

Most of the buildings of Group H are in the form of archaeological ruins seriously damaged by time and war. The main construction materials are decorative bricks and stones, H2 front line is roofed with tiles. H1 temple only has a wall of northwest corner about 7.6m high, all other buildings only have the foot of the tower in the state of being deviated, disconnected, deformed, destroyed bricks need urgent renovation . In the early years of the twentieth century, according to French scholars, this tower was almost completely collapsed, French restorationists revealed and cleaned and measured the H group, during the period. This section has not yet intervened, and in the 1980s Polish experts also performed clearing, drawing and moving some important artifacts to the D2 tower display such as the typhan leaf plate (tympan), decorate the corner of the tower, however, during this period, there has been no intervention. From the 90s to 2016, My Son Cultural Heritage Management Board carried out periodic cleaning of trees and well protected work. In early 2016, the H Zone was newly excavated and restored.

From the beginning of 2016, conducting surveys, research, excavation and restoration works of H4, H3, H2, H1 and walls. The basic solution in restoration at H area is to apply archaeological restoration methods, uphold the preservation of the original element, reposition the architectural components, reinforce the points at risk of damage. Using materials such as oil-based adhesives for two layers of internal and external walls, mortar made from brick and lime powder is made of wall core and tower foundation. Each piece of wall is carefully preserved through the basic steps of numbering each brick, brick layer, taking photos of measuring, lowering, cleaning, replacing damaged parts, performing the re-making task. Based on the image, the original drawing. In addition to the restoration of buildings and walls, the experts have installed drainage systems, preserved the inside and outside walls, displayed on the spot the architectural components and made the entrance for the tower group. was made. The total number of initial artifacts is 322 artifacts, most of them are architectural components, corner decoration, pyramids, arches ... mainly earthenware and sandstone. Some are displayed on the spot, the rest is taken to storage for research and display later.

After 4 years of implementation since 2016, the restoration of Group H has been completed and put into service for visitors from July 1, 2019.
                                                                                                             

Le Van Minh

                                                                                                           Nguyen Van Tho