Van Duong ancient heritage house in Saigon

Van Duong ancient heritage house in Saigon

Twenty years after death of Vuong Hong Sen, the house still looks ancient with timeless decorative items.

 

Van Duong ancient heritage house in Saigon is at 11 Nguyen Thien Thuat (Ward 14, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City), which is the home of the culture of Vuong Hong Sen, was named Van Duong (Van Duong is one of the pens of the instrument including Anh Vương, Van Duong, Đạt Cổ). This is an old house with 5 rooms, 2 towers, 15 m horizontal, 20 m deep, located on 750 m2 area.

 

In the time, he has sought to buy raw materials from a coastal area of ​​Phu Xuan - Nha Be to rebuild near the market area in 1952 Ba Chieu.

He put a lot of effort to make the house look old, with the decorative items marked with time. On December 9, 1996, Vuong died, his body was covered here. At present, in the main hall hang many images of the late scholar, including a photograph of the instrument sitting in front of the house.

20 years later Vuong's death, the house is still quite intact shape. The large columns firmly and support the complex structure of the house.

The front and interior of the ancient house are countless structures, elaborately carved with ancient details.

The roof of the house is made of solid wooden beams, sophisticated sculptures.

The interior space is arranged in many cells to get light from both sides, on the roof.

Two wooden doors behind the traditional architectural style of the ancient Vietnamese, and still be sure.

At the back of the house, there is a fish tank behind. When he was alive, the house was shady with mango trees, sa pô chê, durian and ancient apricot trees.

Two opposite sides of the opposite side are the roofs that are roofed in harmony.

The rooms are covered with ancient red tiles. The rare jade yin-yang tiles are attached along the porch. The world famous magazines such as Time, Newsweek came to find out, introduce the house contains many cultural values.

The sides of the old house are attached to roundabouts for light. The walls and bars are quite solid.

Many of the wooden joists are removed from the house. Currently, Vuong's grandson is living in this old house.