The Champa ruins at the remote rural site of My Son (also known as the 'Cham Towers') comprises several groups of ruined temple buildings from the Hindu Cham culture that flourished in central Vietnam from the 5th to the 15th centuries. The surviving ruins are mainly built of brick with many of the ornamental details carved into the brickwork.
The site was abandoned for several centuries after the decline of the Champa kingdom and the temples fell into ruin and were partially reclaimed by the jungle. There have been several restorations and excavations of the site in the 20th century, but sadly much damage was done here in the 1960s when it was bombed during the Vietnam War (some of the surviving structures were wrecked and several bomb craters can still be seen).
Today the site can be explored again, a fascinating and evocative glimpse of Vietnam's lost Hindu kingdom through these towering architectural relics.
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The Champa ruins at the remote rural site of My Son (also known as the 'Cham Towers') comprises several groups of ruined temple buildings from the Hindu Cham culture that flourished in central Vietnam from the 5th to the 15th centuries. The surviving ruins are mainly built of brick with many of the ornamental details carved into the brickwork.
The site was abandoned for several centuries after the decline of the Champa kingdom and the temples fell into ruin and were partially reclaimed by the jungle. There have been several restorations and excavations of the site in the 20th century, but sadly much damage was done here in the 1960s when it was bombed during the Vietnam War (some of the surviving structures were wrecked and several bomb craters can still be seen).
Today the site can be explored again, a fascinating and evocative glimpse of Vietnam's lost Hindu kingdom through these towering architectural relics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n
Tags: My Son Vietnam ruins Cham Champa
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The Champa ruins at the remote rural site of My Son (also known as the 'Cham Towers') comprises several groups of ruined temple buildings from the Hindu Cham culture that flourished in central Vietnam from the 5th to the 15th centuries. The surviving ruins are mainly built of brick with many of the ornamental details carved into the brickwork.
The site was abandoned for several centuries after the decline of the Champa kingdom and the temples fell into ruin and were partially reclaimed by the jungle. There have been several restorations and excavations of the site in the 20th century, but sadly much damage was done here in the 1960s when it was bombed during the Vietnam War (some of the surviving structures were wrecked and several bomb craters can still be seen).
Today the site can be explored again, a fascinating and evocative glimpse of Vietnam's lost Hindu kingdom through these towering architectural relics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n
Tags: My Son Vietnam Cham Champa ruins Hindu historic historical park temple
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The Champa ruins at the remote rural site of My Son (also known as the 'Cham Towers') comprises several groups of ruined temple buildings from the Hindu Cham culture that flourished in central Vietnam from the 5th to the 15th centuries. The surviving ruins are mainly built of brick with many of the ornamental details carved into the brickwork.
The site was abandoned for several centuries after the decline of the Champa kingdom and the temples fell into ruin and were partially reclaimed by the jungle. There have been several restorations and excavations of the site in the 20th century, but sadly much damage was done here in the 1960s when it was bombed during the Vietnam War (some of the surviving structures were wrecked and several bomb craters can still be seen).
Today the site can be explored again, a fascinating and evocative glimpse of Vietnam's lost Hindu kingdom through these towering architectural relics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n
Tags: My Son Vietnam ruins Cham Champa
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The Champa ruins at the remote rural site of My Son (also known as the 'Cham Towers') comprises several groups of ruined temple buildings from the Hindu Cham culture that flourished in central Vietnam from the 5th to the 15th centuries. The surviving ruins are mainly built of brick with many of the ornamental details carved into the brickwork.
The site was abandoned for several centuries after the decline of the Champa kingdom and the temples fell into ruin and were partially reclaimed by the jungle. There have been several restorations and excavations of the site in the 20th century, but sadly much damage was done here in the 1960s when it was bombed during the Vietnam War (some of the surviving structures were wrecked and several bomb craters can still be seen).
Today the site can be explored again, a fascinating and evocative glimpse of Vietnam's lost Hindu kingdom through these towering architectural relics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n
Tags: My Son Vietnam ruins Cham Champa
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