Three-door gate of Gan Temple. Cr: from the Internet.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has agreed upon the economic-technical report on renovating and embellishing the relic of Gan temple with the following items: replacing tiles; renovating roof edges of the main temple, place of worship, stele house, storage house, guest house, toilet; embellishing and renovating walls, pond embankments, temple yard; repairing stone bridge; rebuilding greenery space; preventing termite for the entire relic area.
However, employers should pay attention to some issues: Bundling for patching, restoring and reinstalling the existing roof decorations of the works (without demolishing or renewing as shown in design documents); taking additional measures to cover and protect monuments and interior artefacts during the renovation process.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism makes comments, and at the same time, requests Hanoi City People’s Committee to direct the relevant parties to complete documents and disclose contents of the economic-technical report to the public to gain consensus and implement the next steps under applicable regulations.
Gan temple was built in the 18th century. Although it is not very large, there are many beautiful carved pieces inside the temple, symbolizing the art of Le-Nguyen dynasty. Also, a collection of valuable antiques including incense table from the 18th century, edicules, dragon statue, ancestral tablet, horizontal lacquered board, pair of wood panels, and incense burner from the 19th century was maintained. On September 11, 1993, the Ministry of Culture and Information ranked Gan temple as a national artistic, architectural, historical relic.
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