Criteria ii, iv UNESCO region Asia-Pacific UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription 2011 | Type Cultural Reference 1358 Province Thanh Hoa Province | |
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Address Vĩnh Lộc, Vĩnh Lộc District, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam Hours Open today · 8AM–5PMMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday(International Women's Day)8AM–5PMHours might differThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturday8AM–5PMSundayClosed Similar Imperial Citadel of Thăng Lo, Sầm Sơn Beach, Quần thể di tích Cố đô Huế, Bà Triệu Temple, Mỹ Sơn | ||
Citadel of Hồ Dynasty (Vietnamese: Thành nhà Hồ; also called Tây Đô castle or Tây Giai castle) is a citadel in Vietnam, constructed by the Hồ Dynasty (1400-1407).
It is located in Tây Giai commune, Vĩnh Lộc District, in Thanh Hóa Province, in Vietnam's North Central Coast region.
Tây Đô castle is rectangular in shape. Its north-south side is 870.5 m (2,856 ft) in length and its east-west side is 883.5 m (2,899 ft) in length. There are four gates: one at the south (fore gate), one at the north (back gate), one at the east (left gate), and one at the west (right gate). The southern gate is 9.5 m (31 ft) high and 15.17 m (49.8 ft) wide.
The castle was constructed from stone blocks, each of which is 2×1×0.7 m (6.6×3.3×2.3 ft) size on average.
Except for its gates, the castle is mostly ruined.
The Citadel was inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Sites on June 27, 2011.