Go Queo Ancient Tomb Area, the first park of ancient tombs in Ho Chi Minh City, received a certificate of relic ranking.

On September 12, Go Queo Ancient Tomb Park held a ceremony to receive the certificate of ranking as a City-level Architectural and Artistic Monument.

Delegates offered incense to commemorate the merits of their ancestors - Photo: HOANG LE

Ms. Cao Doan Ngoc Thuy, Vice Chairman of Binh Trung Ward People's Committee - Head of Go Queo Ancient Tomb Park Relic Management Board - spoke at the ceremony:

"The relic not only has unique architectural and artistic significance but is also a powerful testament to a period of land reclamation in the Southern region."

Go Queo ancient tomb area is the first park in Ho Chi Minh City about ancient tombs.

Currently, it can be said that Go Queo Ancient Tomb Park is the first and only ancient tomb park in Ho Chi Minh City.

This place has become a place for visitors to visit, study and learn about the history of the land, the history of famous people, the history of architecture and culture.

This contributes to educating tradition and morality as well as introducing visitors to ancient tombs - a unique feature of Vietnamese historical archaeology.

Receiving the Provincial and Municipal Monument Ranking - Photo: HOANG LE

Go Queo ancient tomb park is located in Binh Trung ward, Ho Chi Minh City, area 8090.5m², has protective wall, frontage facing Vo Chi Cong street.

The cemetery from the Nguyen Dynasty still exists today, associated with the ancient people's southward expansion, with the history of land reclamation, village establishment, settlement, construction and development of the Southern region in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular.

Currently this area includes 20 ancient tombs. The ancient tombs are built of compounds or compounds combined with laterite.

Tomb architecture is diverse, from rectangular tombs with steps to elephant-shaped tombs, typical of ancient Southern tomb architecture of the 18th - 19th centuries.

Among them are tombs that have been identified by researchers and archaeologists as the tomb of Mr. Ta Tham Tri Pham Quang Triet, an official of the Gia Long Dynasty, who held the position of Ta Tham Tri of the Ministry of Personnel. The tomb was established in 1819.

Tomb of Ninh Thai Governor Pham Duy Trinh, he was an official under the Minh Mang dynasty and then the Thieu Tri dynasty. His father was Pham Quang Triet. The tomb was established in 1851.

There are also ancient tombs excavated, relocated and restored here such as the ancient tomb in the An Khanh communal house area and the ancient tomb of An Phu ward.

Elephant-shaped tomb in the park - Photo: HOANG LE

A tomb in Go Queo Ancient Tomb Park - Photo: HOANG LE

Ho Chi Minh City currently has over 350 relics. In Binh Trung ward alone, there are 3 City-level relics: An Phu Communal House Historical Relic; 6 Communes Marsh Base Historical Relic in Dong Mieu area and Go Queo Ancient Tomb Park Architectural Relic.

According to Ms. Thuy: "In the coming time, Binh Trung ward will continue to regularly survey and evaluate the current status and plan to establish investment projects to restore and renovate relics, strengthen state management activities in protecting and promoting the values ​​of relics as well as promoting traditional education for the younger generation."

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/khu-mo-co-go-queo-cong-vien-dau-tien-ve-mo-co-cua-tp-hcm-nhan-bang-xep-hang-di-tich-20250912133333601.htm