300-year-old Ve Pagoda in Bac Giang caught fire, what did the Department of Cultural Heritage say?

(CLO) After the fire that destroyed Ve Pagoda, on the afternoon of February 10, the Department of Cultural Heritage requested the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Giang to coordinate to take immediate measures to protect, assess the damage and propose immediate solutions.

On the morning of February 10, Ve Pagoda - a 300-year-old pagoda in Tho Xuong Ward, Bac Giang City (Bac Giang Province) suddenly caught fire; the front hall and the back hall were burned down. The fire did not cause any human casualties and local authorities are currently counting the damage, especially the number of antiques kept in the pagoda.

Responding to the press, a representative of the Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) said that the Department has sent a document to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Giang province, requesting the Department to direct the relevant agencies to coordinate with local authorities to urgently inspect the actual situation at the relic, take immediate protection measures, and at the same time assess the extent of damage and propose a treatment plan, reporting to the People's Committee of Bac Giang province and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism before 10:00 a.m. on February 11.

Image of Ve Pagoda after the fire. Photo: baovanhoa

Ve Pagoda is an ancient pagoda with many cultural, architectural and sculptural values with the architecture of “inner public, outer private”. The pagoda’s worship system belongs to the Northern Lam Te sect. The Buddha statues are exquisitely carved, and despite nearly 300 years of history, they still retain their splendid gold-plated lacquer.

Each statue in the pagoda is a unique work of art, bearing the mark of the 17th century and preserved intact to this day. Inside the pagoda is a large bell cast during the Le Canh Hung period, beautiful in shape, clear in sound, 1.5m high, 66cm in diameter.

With its great historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values, Ve Pagoda was granted the National Historical and Cultural Relic Certificate on February 12, 1994.

The fire at Ve Pagoda broke out early this morning, February 10. At 1:15 a.m., the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, Bac Giang Provincial Police received a fire alarm and immediately dispatched 4 fire trucks and 30 officers and soldiers to the scene, coordinating with Bac Giang City Police to organize fire fighting and rescue.

At around 1:35 a.m. the same day, the fire was basically under control. Because the fire broke out at dawn and was discovered late, the fire burned down the front hall and the back hall. The fire did not cause any human casualties.

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