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Location: Located at 27km north-west of Qui
Nhon City in Nhon Hau Commune, An Nhon District, Binh Dinh Province.
Characteristics: The citadel was built at the end of the 10th century,
during the reign of Emperor Yangpuku Vijaaya.
This was the last capital of the Champa Kingdom where the Cham Kings lived
between the 11th and the 15th centuries. Several pieces of stone walls, moats,
and granite-tiled roads remain from the Citadel. Inside the Citadel, there are
ancient Cham remains, such as square wells and statues of small lions and
elephants. Next to the back door is Thap Thap Hill (Ten Tower Hill), on which
there are ten Cham Towers. Of note is the 20m-high Canh Tien Tower with
white-stone statues of a snake, two elephants, and monsters on the corners.
There are many remains and objects related to Cham culture and the Tay Son
movement in Thap Thap Di Da Pagoda and Nhan Thap Pagoda, two ancient pagodas
situated to the north and south of the citadel. In 1778, Nguyen Nhac proclaimed
himself the Central Emperor. He established the capital, which he named Hoang De
Citadel, expanded the citadel to the east, and built many grand monuments. In
1799, the citadel was occupied by the Nguyen Dynasty, and recaptured Binh Dinh
Citadel. In 1814, the Nguyen Dynasty destroyed the old citadel and built a new
one about 5km south of the old citadel.
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