Thang Long Imperial Citadel Typical architectural relics

The World Cultural Heritage of the Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi is located in the heart of the thousand-year-old capital of Hanoi, a typical cultural address of the capital and the whole country. The heritage site includes the archaeological site at 18 Hoang Dieu and the main axis of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, forming a unified complex, the most important part of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - the capital of Dai Viet from the 11th to the 18th century.

The entire heritage area is the center of the Forbidden City, the Imperial City - the residence and workplace of the king and the royal family, associated with the Ly, Tran, Le, Mac dynasties and the ups and downs of the Thang Long capital. Over time, the massive citadel and the red and purple pavilions no longer exist, but the relics and traces that remain deep underground still contain invaluable historical and cultural values, proving the continuous development of the Thang Long capital and the heroic history of building and defending the country of the Vietnamese people.

Those values are not only limited to the scope of a country or nation but also have outstanding global significance and value. Because this is where the cultural values of the East and the world intersect; it is the political , cultural, and national power center for a long period from the early 11th century to the 18th century, and is closely related to important events, cultural and artistic values of the formation and development of an independent nation for nearly a millennium.

The system of architectural types remaining above ground and the complex of vestiges of palace foundations and attics along with a large number of unique types of relics discovered underground by archaeologists at the Central Area of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Hanoi are extremely valuable heritages of the Vietnamese people and have become the common property of humanity.