STUDY ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE ‘CAN CHANH DIEN’ MAIN PALACE OF THE NGUYEN DYNASTY

Abstract

This paper refers to the conservation study on the ‘Can Chanh Dien’ main palace at the ‘Can Thanh Cung’ court located in the Forbidden city of the Nguyen dynasty. The ‘Can Chanh Dien’ was constructed in 1804 as a main working hall for the successive emperors and their cabinets during the Nguyen period (1802-1945), which was destroyed by the fire in 1947 under the Indochina War (1945-1954). Based on the site investigation, the references from the historical documents and the black and white photos, the present status and transformation of its remained foundation has concretely clarified in this paper.