My Son Holly Land Travel Guide - My Son The World Heritage Site of Vietnam

Po Nagar style (built in the 11th century)
The 11th century was the most chaotic period in the Cham history due to foreign invasion and protracted civil wars. When the capital of Champa was...

My Son A1 Style (built in the 10th century)
At the beginning of the 10th century, when the influence of Shivaism surpassed that of Buddhism, My Son was strongly reconstructed. Most of the towers...

History of My Son
We find the first mentions of a Cham Kingdom when the inhabitants of the Tuong Lam region raised a rebellion against the Chinese feudal domination...

Discovery of the site and research
After being the spiritual centre of Champa, My Son fell into oblivion for several centuries and was reclaimed by the jungle. The site was rediscovered...

My Son, a World Heritage Site
Of the 225 Cham vestiges that are known in Vietnam, My Son possesses 71 monuments and 32 epitaphs, the content of which is still being studied...

Methods used to identify and categories the style of the My Son monuments
Since there are very few stelae left with inscriptions, and not all of them are deciphered yet, it is a very complex task to determine precisely the age...

Geography
Located approximately 70km south west of Danang, 20km west of Tra Kieu Citadel the first capital of ancient Champa kingdom, and 40km from...

Binh Dinh Style and Muon Style
From the 12th century onwards, many towns, villages and towers of the kingdom of Champa were devastated by fierce wars, which held back...

Tower A1
A1 was the main sanctuary (kalan) in the cluster of towers. Tower A1 used to be 24m in height. Its foundation was square with sides of 10m long...

My Son E1 Style (First half 8th Century Constructions)
In the process of finding and defining the relics, which were constructed at the early stage of the construction in My Son, the scientists not only...

Hoa Lai Style (First half of the 9th century)
During the first half of the 9th century, the Champa Kingdom remained very prosperous and powerful. At that time, the commercial and economic relations...

Dong Duong Style (built from mid-9th century early 10th century)
Around the mid-9th century, Dua Clan had power, King Indravarman II moved, his capital from the South back to Quang Nam, and named it Indrapura...

Architecture of the monuments in My Son
The monuments in My Son were built into groups that basically followed the same model. Each group was comprised of a main sanctuary (kalan), surrounded...

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