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Mỹ Sơn

Thánh địa Mỹ Sơn · 다낭

7 story sections21 min 24 s in all

Vietnamese world heritage site with over 100 Cham Hindu monument ruins

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Contents

7 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Orientation2:53

    Welcome to Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary, a hidden sacred jewel nestled deep within the lush forests and misty mountain valleys of Central Vietnam. This extraordinary archaeological site served for centuries as the spiritual heart and…

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  2. 2Gate Tower and the Secret of Cham Bricks3:54

    Ancient Cham master builders joined millions of fired red bricks together so tightly without any visible mortar or grout that even modern structural engineers and scientists still debate the exact chemical methods they used to…

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  3. 3Group B Courtyard and the Saddle-Roofed Fire House3:22

    Structure B5 is an exceptionally well-preserved curved building shaped like a traditional boat or a pair of buffalo horns, functioning as a sacred storehouse known as a Kosagrha to safeguard precious ritual treasures, sacred…

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  4. 4Temple C1 and the Sacred Linga-Yoni Altar3:08

    Ancient Cham kings stepped inside the dark inner sanctums of these red brick towers to perform mystical rituals over stone altars, merging their royal spirit directly with the supreme Hindu deity Shiva. Step toward the center of…

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  5. 5Group A Ruins and the Lost Masterpiece3:14

    What is now a formless pile of red rubble before you was once Temple A1, a twenty-four-meter-high architectural masterpiece universally celebrated as the ultimate crown jewel of Cham art until a single tragic week in 1969. Look…

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  6. 6Group E Sanctuary and Sacred Cat's Tooth Mountain3:01

    Cham kings chose this precise valley as the eternal holy land of their empire because they believed the towering seven-hundred-and-thirty-meter mountain peak soaring directly above represented perfect cosmic balance and ultimate…

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  7. 7Closing1:52

    Our extraordinary journey through the sacred valley of Mỹ Sơn, the eternal holy land of the Champa Kingdom, has now come to its conclusion. Walking through this secluded mountain basin where time seems to stand still, we have…

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What is Mỹ Sơn?

Mỹ Sơn is a place in 다낭 with 7 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
Location다낭
TypeHeritage
Story sections7
Total length21 min 24 s in all
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates15.7632, 108.1244
Last updated

Nearby places

within a 5-minute walk
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