Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (border region)

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The Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is a late 14th-century stone fortress complex in northern Vietnam, renowned for its monumental architecture and historical role as the capital of the short-lived Ho Dynasty.

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Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (border region) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
former capital city ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Tây Giai Citadel ⓘ
linked to: Ho Dynasty Citadel

Tây Đô Citadel ⓘ
linked to: Ho Dynasty Citadel
architecturalStyle stone fortress architecture ⓘ
area about 155 hectares ⓘ
builtInThe late 14th century ⓘ
capitalOf Ho Dynasty ⓘ
conservationStatus protected monument ⓘ
coordinateLocation 19.828°N 105.604°E ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
governingBody Government of Vietnam ⓘ
hasPart Nam Giao altar ⓘ
east gate ⓘ
inner citadel ⓘ
north gate ⓘ
outer walls ⓘ
south gate ⓘ
west gate ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception 1397 ⓘ
locatedIn Thanh Hoa Province ⓘ
Vinh Loc District ⓘ
northern Vietnam ⓘ
locatedOn Ma River plain ⓘ
linked to: Ma River basin
materialUsed large stone blocks ⓘ
namedAfter Ho Dynasty ⓘ
near Ma River ⓘ
partOf cultural heritage of Vietnam ⓘ
recognizedFor early use of large stone blocks in Southeast Asia ⓘ
historical role as short-lived capital ⓘ
monumental stone architecture ⓘ
region border region between Thanh Hoa and surrounding areas ⓘ
significantEvent Ming invasion of Đại Việt ⓘ
establishment of the Ho Dynasty capital ⓘ
significantPeriod Ho Dynasty ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism destination ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1358 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear 2011 ⓘ
usedAs capital of the Ho Dynasty ⓘ
wallHeight about 4 to 6 metres ⓘ
wallLength about 3.5 kilometres ⓘ
wallThickness about 4 to 5 metres ⓘ

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Northern Vietnam → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (border region) ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Vietnam