My Son sanctuary
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My Son Sanctuary is an ancient Hindu temple complex in central Vietnam, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Cham civilization and architecture.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary | 0 |
| My Son Sanctuary | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Cham architecture ⓘ |
| associatedKingdom | Champa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Cham people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriodEnd | 14th century ⓘ |
| constructionPeriodStart | 4th century ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culture | Cham culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
religious center
ⓘ
royal burial place ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
My Son Sanctuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thánh địa Mỹ Sơn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage |
Old Cham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duy Xuyên District NERFINISHED ⓘ Quảng Nam Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPeriodOfFlourishing |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | vi ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Hội An
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Đà Nẵng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cham sculpture and reliefs
ⓘ
brick tower-temples ⓘ |
| numberOfTempleGroups | more than 70 structures originally ⓘ |
| partOf | Cham civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfAbandonment | after 15th century ⓘ |
| recognizedAsWorldHeritageBy | UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significantEvent | heavily damaged during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1999 ⓘ |
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My Son Sanctuary