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Location: Located at the high hill in Dai
Loc Hamlet, Phuoc Hiep Commune, Tuy Phuoc District and 25km from Qui Nhon City.
Characteristics: Banh It Tower site now includes 4 towers: Main Tower,
Nam (South) Tower, Cong (Gate) Tower, and Dong (East) Tower.
The Main Tower is 22m in height. The architecture of Banh It Towers bears the
Binh Dinh sculptural style of 12th century with small, embossed lines on the
walls. Leaf- and flower-shaped motifs are only found on edges of the roofs, and
dancing senses are found on false gates.
Carvings of dancing girls and many valuable sculptures such as the stone statue
of Siva, statue of Ganesa, statue of goddess Uma, and bronze statue of Bhahma,
were discovered here in the French domination period (and brought to France).
The Banh It Tower has got specific architectural characteristics and is one of
the great temple-towers of the Champa Dynasty, which draw the attention of
researchers.
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