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My Son Hindu Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a great sample of the ancient Champa civilization located in the southern part of Viet Nam. It was an independent state from around the 2nd to the 17th century, then it was occupied by Viet Nam. The impressive Hindu-themed ruins feature many beautiful stone sculptures, temples, and towers in tropical jungle surroundings.
My Son was also a political center and a royal burial ground. The complex consists of more than 70 structures devoted to Hindu gods and goddesses and the most noticeable one, Shiva, the protector of the Champa's kings. Their skillful use of red bricks and sandstone is remarkable. Like many historic sites around the world, My Son was destroyed in wartime and after lying neglected for a long time it was rediscovered and renewed by the French in 1898. Sadly, the most recent war did great damage to the complex as the Americans bombed this area after knowing that Vietnamese troops used it as a hiding place, mistakenly thinking that the enemy would not attack a holy site. However, the majority of the central complex managed to survive the bombs and parts of the ruins have now been rebuilt.
My Son Hindu Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a great sample of the ancient Champa civilization located in the southern part of Viet Nam. It was an independent state from around the 2nd to the 17th century, then it was occupied by Viet Nam. The impressive Hindu-themed ruins feature many beautiful stone sculptures, temples, and towers in tropical jungle surroundings.
My Son was also a political center and a royal burial ground. The complex consists of more than 70 structures devoted to Hindu gods and goddesses and the most noticeable one, Shiva, the protector of the Champa's kings. Their skillful use of red bricks and sandstone is remarkable. Like many historic sites around the world, My Son was destroyed in wartime and after lying neglected for a long time it was rediscovered and renewed by the French in 1898. Sadly, the most recent war did great damage to the complex as the Americans bombed this area after knowing that Vietnamese troops used it as a hiding place, mistakenly thinking that the enemy would not attack a holy site. However, the majority of the central complex managed to survive the bombs and parts of the ruins have now been rebuilt.