Trầm Hương Tower

The Trầm Hương Tower ("Agarwood Tower") is a symbolic architectural work of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. The tower is located at April 2 Square along Tran Phu street and near Khanh Hoa Cultural Center. Trầm Hương Tower is a place to display images and local products and promote tourism for Nha Trang.

Trầm Hương Tower
Agarwood Tower viewed from Tran Phu Street
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMuseum display
LocationNha Trang, Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam
Coordinates12°14′25.73″N 109°11′48.47″E
Construction startedYear 2004
Completed2008
OpeningNovember 22, 2008
Cost18.7 billion VND
Technical details
Floor count6 floors
Design and construction
Architect(s)Architect Le Thanh Tung and Beautiful Architecture Consulting Company Limited - Nha Trang
Main contractorVinpearl Tourism & Trade Joint Stock Company and An Vien Joint Stock Company

History

Trầm Hương Tower is an artistic work called "Sea Flower" created by Khanh Hoa People's Committee to be an architectural highlight for Nha Trang. To build the project, Khanh Hoa province invested state capital to relocate the hero memorial and build the project. However, it was not completed because of violations during the construction process, causing frustration among people. Realizing that the unfinished construction project was negatively impacting the local area, Khánh Hòa People's Committee transferred the project back to [[Tourism & Tourism Joint Stock Company] Vinpearl Commerce]] invested to renovate Tram Huong Tower. The total cost for this project is 18.7 billion VND with 6 billion VND from the provincial budget that the province previously invested. Architecturally, it was designed by architect Le Thanh Tung and Beautiful Architecture Consulting Co., Ltd. - Nha Trang.[1] Initially, Tram Huong Tower had only 3 structural floors, but after renovation, it had 6 floors. After construction was completed, Trầm Hương Tower was handed over to Khánh Hòa Tourism Company to manage and it was put into operation on December 22, 2008.[2] Because the project was quite degraded, on October 13, 2021, Khanh Hoa Province proposed a renovation plan, repairing Tram Huong Tower because it is currently quite degraded. If there is any renovation, the repair and renovation is due to be undertaken by Khanh Hoa Bird's Nest Company. In difficult cases, it is possible to request coordination with Khanh Hoa Agarwood Company.[3] In addition to renovation and repair, the units also intend to organize commercial service plans including Selling typical products and specialities of Khanh Hoa at Tram Huong Tower. They also submitted two plans to Khanh Hoa People's Committee for the People's Committee to consider. The first option is to still let Tram Huong Tower be a place of spiritual culture that reasonably combines with business, the second is to just let Tram Huong Tower be a spiritual-cultural tourist destination.[4]

Architecture

Trầm Hương Tower has 6 floors including basement, a ground floor, four exhibition floors and a roof terrace.

Basement

The basement is where the technical room, elevator, electricity and water machine and is located to serve the needs and stability of the tower.

Ground floor

The ground floor of Tram Huong Tower has a central pentagonal courtyard shaped like a petal, in addition to a park including garden, fountain, flower garden, along with 5 stylized sculptures of ocean waves. In addition, its ground floor has 1 main hall, and 4 side halls and displays images promoting tourism Khánh Hòa province.

Four floors above (floors 1, 2, 3, 4)

The remaining four floors are exhibition spaces for photos of local landscapes, people of Khanh Hoa's rare specimens of marine life, and bird's nest exploitation models and products from bird's nest. There are also several items on display here such as agarwood preparations and burning tools to enjoy agarwood.

Top part

The top of the tower is where the spiritual tower is located — a hollow structure with a diameter of about 4.5 m and a height of up to 9 m. The spiritual pen tower in the morning is like a burning incense stick, and in the evening it is like a torch or a lighthouse on the sea. This part in the evening is very prominent in Nha Trang.[1]

In addition, inside the tower, there are also refreshments and snack bars for visiting tourists. The tower also has views of Nha Trang Beach and April 2 Square.

References
  1. "The Sea Flower will become the Trầm Hương Tower". March 24, 2008.
  2. "Nha Trang: do I have to buy a ticket to go to Tram Huong Tower?". June 15, 2009.
  3. "Cần thận trọng sửa chữa Tháp Trầm Hương Khánh Hòa" [Need to carefully repair Khanh Hoa Agarwood Tower]. laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. "Trầm Hương (Khanh Hoa): Will be the place to tell the story of "Land of Trầm Hương and Yen Sea"". October 13, 2021.
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