Online Travel Vietnam: Authorities have started to partially dismantle the Thai Binh Lau (Royal Library) in the Forbidden City in the former imperial Hue city in an attempt to restore it but experts are afraid such efforts could bring harm instead.
This is part of the Centre for Hue Relic Conservation's 2-year restoration process estimated at VND24 billion (US$1.2 million).
But experts worry the dismantling could bring the opposite effect.
Thai Binh Lau is the most intact building in the Forbidden City to stand today.
The relic was decorated with porcelain mosaics, a Vietnamese unique art in the early 20th century.
According to Nguyen Minh Bieu, director of the Management Board of the center, at the first step, the center will pull down part of the roof after which it will invite scientists to evaluate and decide to continue the dismantling or not.
Thai Binh Lau was constructed from 1919 to 1921 under the reign of Nguyen Dynasty's King Khai Dinh. It was the place for the King to relax and read books.
Source: Tuoitre
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