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Central Chamber is the name of the architectural building located in Lam Kinh’s central position, where King stays at each return to respect-paying the tomb. Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư (The full text of Đại Việt history) said, in the spring and autumn, the Kings and Royal Families of early Lê dynasty (15th century) came back Lam Kinh, in those times, almost looming to have Central Chamber’s “shape”.

The Editors: Follow the official document, No.7678/VPCP-KGVX, the Office of Government, Mr. Nguyen Sinh Hung, Vice pernament Prime Minister, Head of National Steering Committee to commemorate 1000 years of Thăng Long, agreed supplement the Central Chamber in Lam Kinh relic into the welcome work’s list of 1000 years of Thăng Long – Hà Nội. On this occasion, the Editors of National Museum of Vietnamese History have a honor of presence to reader our study results at Lam Kinh Central Chamber last time.

Central Chamber is the name of the architectural building located in Lam Kinh’s central position, where King stays at each return to respect-paying the tomb. Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư (The full text of Đại Việt history) said, in the spring and autumn, the Kings and Royal Families of early Lê dynasty (15th century) came back Lam Kinh, in those times, almost looming to have Central Chamber’s “shape”.

Central Chamber’s space of Early Lê (ecavated in 2000)

Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư show: in 1433, after Lê Thái Tổ King died, he was taken to Lam Kinh to bury, the temples, shrines also were built after that (Central Chamber is one of them, with the role is a special important work). From that, Lam Kinh became the burial area of Kings and Queens of Early Lê. Next year (1434), King sent Lê Như Lãng to Lam Kinh, to built “Cung Từ Thái Mẫu” Temple. In this year, Lam Kinh Central Chamber was fired.

In 1448, Lam Kinh was built and repaired continuously, Central Chamber is the first, with the meticuluos preparation of Bách Tác deparment’s artisans, Lê Khả presides. This was finished fast and was protected by court. In 1456, at Celebrate ceremony, Lê Nhân Tông named for three buildings are Quang Đức, Sùng Hiếu and Diễn (Diên) Khánh.

In general, Central Chamber’s build process be written briefly, but we are all think this is a special important work, big size and monumental. The documents in next period (Đại Việt thông sử, written by Lê Quý Đôn; Hoàng Việt địa dư toàn đồ, written by Phan Huy Chú; Đại Nam nhất thống chí, written by national historyographer’s office of Nguyễn dynasty…) mentioned to Lam Kinh Central Chamber, but we base mainly on Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư.

Central Chamber’s front yard of early Lê dynasty

When talk about the big of Central Chamber, the most remarkable note of Phan Huy Chú (Lịch triều hiến chương loại chí) when describe detailly about central of Lam Kinh Temple: behind Lam Kinh Temple is mountain, river is in front, around is green native land (mountain and water), luxuriant forest. Vĩnh Lăng of Lê Thái Tổ king, Thiệu Lăng of Lê Thái Tông king and the tomb of Lê Kings located here. Any tomb has stele. After temple, West lake is a center, as Golden Buffalo lake. This lake is very big, water in every branches flow into there. There is a river springs from it, run in front of, river-bed has small stones, rounded and smooth, nice but weren’t is so lent. There are small canals, run from in the right to the temple’s face, hold as a bow back. There is a bridge look like Bạch Kiều at “Vạn Thọ Đông Kinh” lecture theatre, come to temple by this bridge. The temple’s foundation is very high, two sides are extend, there is a smooth water line under the foot of temple, look like in front of King temple. In Nghi Môn Gate, there are two stone watchdogs, it’s a tradition that very marvellous. The Temple has three rooms in Gong character shaped, model is right with the shrines in capital. Follow each step up and see down that two left, right sides of cross-valley (mountain creek), this one and that one is around, it’s a really place to build legacy.

Central Chamber’s corridor vestige at the east of late Lê dynasty

It is not clear how the Central Chamber’s appearance, but in Nguyễn dynasty, when Lê dynasty has lost the historical role, in 1805, Nguyễn dynasty dismount from Thăng Long’s tile and wood, at hand the wood of King shrines in Lam Kinh to Bố Vệ temple (Hoằng Đức temple, nowaday in Thanh Hóa city). After this level, maybe Lam Kinh Central Chamber also wiped down completely.

Drainage ditches is in front of Central Chamber

Before 1995, Central Chamber and Lam Kinh relic be downgrades seriously. To the face of this situation, to aware of Lam Kinh’s important role, historical and cultural meaning, the Government approved the general project, restored and recovered Lam Kinh relic, in there Central Chamber is the top priority.

Nguyễn Văn Đoàn

National Museum of Vietnamese History

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