TTLA: Architectural relics of the Ly Dynasty at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Pham Van Trieu                     

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: 07/09/1979

4. Place of birth: Tam Son, Tu Son, Bac Ninh

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 2436/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated November 8, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Architectural relics of the Ly Dynasty at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi.

8. Major: Archaeology Code: 62.22.03.17

9. Scientific instructor: Instruction 1:Assoc.Prof.Dr.Tong Trung Tin- Institute of Archaeology, Guide 2:Dr. Le Dinh Phung- Institute of Archaeology.

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- Collect, identify, and systematically analyze architectural relics of the Ly Dynasty at Thang Long Imperial Citadel to thereby present the characteristics of architectural relics of the Ly Dynasty at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in terms of: types of ground plan, materials, and construction techniques.

From the characteristics of the architectural relics of the Ly Dynasty, the thesis has expanded the comparison with the architectural relics of the Ly Dynasty in other locations that have been discovered and studied by archaeologists to present the common and unique features of the architectural relics of the Ly Dynasty in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, in which the most notable are the unique features such as: the diversity of types of architectural plans, materials and construction techniques are extremely rich and diverse compared to other places.

- The thesis presented the historical process of architectural construction in the capital Thang Long, affirming that the architecture of the Ly Dynasty inherited the construction achievements of previous periods (Dinh - Tien Le period) and then developed to the peak in all aspects of construction art, at the same time creating a premise for the development of architectural construction art of the Tran Dynasty.

-In the context of regional architecture, the thesis has analyzed in depth to show the similarities and differences between the Ly architectural construction art at Thang Long Imperial Citadel. The difference between Ly architecture and the region is fundamental, that is: the richness of the types of ground, materials and solid construction techniques. It can be affirmed that the Ly architectural relics at Thang Long Imperial Citadel bear their own marks, showing selective absorption and transformation to form an architectural art with the identity of Dai Viet under the Ly Dynasty, of which the vestiges found at Thang Long Imperial Citadel are typical representatives, bearing the unique and distinct features of Thang Long in particular and Dai Viet in general..

11. Practical application:

From the research results, the thesis contributes to the preservation and promotion of the value of Ly Dynasty archaeological relics at Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

12. Further research directions:

- Research on architectural relics of the Ly Dynasty based on new archaeological discoveries at Thang Long Imperial Citadel and other localities.

- Research the historical process of Vietnamese construction art in general and the history of capital construction in particular.

- Research the unique characteristics of the art of building Vietnamese capitals compared to other countries in the region.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

- Pham Van Trieu (2010), “Thang Long Forbidden City during the Ly Dynasty (1010 - 1030) and the value of architectural vestiges in area A (west of the Forbidden City)”,Journal of Archaeology(6), pp.36-45.

- Pham Van Trieu, Do Duc Tue, Nguyen Van Dap (2013), "Excavating the foundation of the Ly Dynasty tower at Phat Tich Pagoda", Journal of Archaeology(4), pp.28-36.

- Pham Van Trieu (2013), “Thang Long Forbbiden Citadel from Ly period (1010-1030) and values ​​of architechtural vestiges in Section A (Western area of ​​Forbidden Citadel)”, Archaeology Journal (1^stEdition pa), pp.89-100.

- Pham Van Trieu (2014), “Ly Dynasty architectural relics, hole B3 (Archaeological relic site 18 Hoang Dieu)”,New discoveries in Archaeology in 2013,Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.248-252.

- Pham Van Trieu (2014), “Le Dynasty architectural relics in the East of Zone A (Archaeological relic site 18 Hoang Dieu)”,New Archaeological Discoveries of 2013, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.260-262.

- Pham Van Trieu (2015), “Phase division and characteristics of architectural relics of Ly Dynasty in holes D4-D5-D6 (18 Hoang Dieu)”, Journal of Archaeology(3), pp.52-62.

- Pham Van Trieu (2015), “Architectural layout and Material of the Thang Long Citadel (11^th-14^thcenturies)”,Perspective on the Archeology of Vietnam, Bonn, German, pp.333-348.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Van Trieu 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: 09/07/1979 4. Place of birth: Tam Son, Tu Son, Bac Ninh

5. Admission decision number: Number 2436/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH, November 8^th, 2012, The Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Ly dynasty's architectural monuments in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Hanoi.

8. Major: Archeology Code: 62.22.03.17

9. Supervisors:Scientific Officer No.1:Assoc.Prof.Ph.D Tong Trung Tin- Institute of Archeology, Scientific Officer No.2:PhD. Le Dinh Phung- Institute of Archaeology.

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis collected, identified, analyzed scientifically the Ly dynasty's architectural monuments in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long so that given some characteristics of the Ly dynasty's architectural monuments in terms of: type surface, materials, and construction techniques.

From the characteristics of the Ly dynasty's architectural monuments, the announced widely discussed to the Ly dynasty's architectural monuments in other places which have been found and studied by archeology to offer the same and different features of architectural monuments of the Ly dynasty in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. Especially, it most noted which are particular characteristics such as: the diversity of the types of architectural surface, the abundance and variety of materials and construction techniques than elsewhere.

- The thesis presents the historical process of architectural building in the capital Thang Long; it also confirms that the Ly dynasty architecture has inherited the construction achievements of the previous period (the Dinh - Tien Le) then release developed culminating on all aspects of the art of construction, likewise, being the premise for the development of architectural art during the Tran dynasty.

- In the regional architectural background, the thesis has detailed analyzed and shown the similarities and differences between architectural art building of the Ly dynasty in Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. The basic difference of the Ly dynasty's architectural to the regional architecture are: the abundance of surface types, solidly materials and construction techniques. In other words, we could affirm that the architectural relics of Ly dynasty in Thang Long Citadel carry their own characteristics, it demonstrates the changing process from the selective absorbing to the modifying. Therefore, the foundation of the architectural art of the Dai Viet's identity of Vietnam under the Ly dynasty which all the traces have been found at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long are representative, unique touches, separate Thang Long in particular and Dai Viet in general was established.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

From the research results, the thesis contributes to the preservation and promotion of the values ​​of the archaeological monuments of Ly dynasty in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long.

12. Further research directions, if any:

- Research the Ly dynasty's architectural monuments based on new discoveries of archeology at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long and the provinces.

- Research the history of the construction art in Vietnam in general and history of the capital construction in particular.

- Research the specific characteristics of the capital construction art of Vietnam with other countries in the regions.

13. Thesis-related publications:

- Pham Van Trieu (2010), “Thang Long Forbidden Citadel from Ly period (1010-1030) and values ​​of architectural vestiges in the Section A (Western area of ​​Forbidden Citadel)”,Archaeology Journal(6), pp.36-45.

- Pham Van Trieu, Do Duc Tue, Nguyen Van Dap (2013), “Excavation at Ly dynasty stupa in Van Phuc pagoda”, Archaeology Journal(4), pp.28-36.

- Pham Van Trieu (2013), “Thang Long Forbidden Citadel from Ly period (1010-1030) and values ​​of architectural vestiges in Section A (Western area of ​​Forbidden Citadel)”, Archaeology Journal (1^stEdition pa), pp.89-100.

- Pham Van Trieu (2014), “Ly dynasty's architectural monuments in holes B3 (Archaeological relic 18 Hoang Dieu)”,The new discovery of Archeology 2013,Publishing houses of social science, Hanoi, pp.248-252.

- Pham Van Trieu (2014), “Architectural monuments of Le dynasty in the Eastern of section A (Archaeological relic 18 Hoang Dieu)”,The new discovery of Archeology 2013,Publishing houses of social science, Hanoi, pp.260-262.

- Pham Van Trieu (2015), “Stage division and characteristics of Ly dynasty architectural sites D4-D5-D6 (18-Hoang Dieu)”, Archaeology Journal(3), pp.52-62.

- Pham Van Trieu (2015), “Architectural layout and Material of the Thang Long Citadel (11^th-14^thcenturies)”,Perspective on the Archeology of Vietnam, Bonn, German, pp.333-348.