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Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 13(6), pp. 4148 - 4164
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2025.130605
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Architectural Design Restoration for the Reconstruction of Heritage Buildings: Case Study of the Chieu Kinh Dien Temple, Hue Imperial City, Vietnam
An Vinh Le *, Phuc Ngoc Nguyen
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
ABSTRACT
This study aims to present the results of the restoration of architectural design drawings of the Chieu Kinh Dien Temple (Hue Imperial City), and to support the figurative restitution project of this building. The Temple was built in the 3rd year of the Gia Long period (1804) and collapsed during the Vietnam鈥揊rench War (1947鈥�1954). Currently, the roof and wooden structure of the building have been lost, with only the foundation ruins remaining. Based on a multidisciplinary study approach鈥攊ncluding historical document studies, archaeology, andarchitectural proportion analysis鈥攁nd by referencing the architectural form of the Long Duc Dien Temple, this study successfully restored the original architectural design drawings of the Chieu Kinh Dien Temple. These include the floor plan, roof plan, transverse longitude and latitude section, and the main facades. This study consolidates a methodology for the reconstruction of the lost architectural heritage, and provides guidance for the restoration and reconstruction of architectural heritage in Hue in particular and in Vietnam in general. It contributes to the accurate restoration of the Hue Imperial City in accordance with the original architectural planning of the early Nguyen Dynasty, ensuring authenticity in heritage reconstruction activities, in the spirit of the Nara Convention of 1994.
KEYWORDS
Restored Architectural Drawing, Figurative Restitution, Dien Chieu Kinh Temple, Thai Mieu, Nguyen Dynasty, Vietnam
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] An Vinh Le , Phuc Ngoc Nguyen , "Architectural Design Restoration for the Reconstruction of Heritage Buildings: Case Study of the Chieu Kinh Dien Temple, Hue Imperial City, Vietnam," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 4148 - 4164, 2025. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2025.130605.
(b). APA Format:
An Vinh Le , Phuc Ngoc Nguyen (2025). Architectural Design Restoration for the Reconstruction of Heritage Buildings: Case Study of the Chieu Kinh Dien Temple, Hue Imperial City, Vietnam. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 13(6), 4148 - 4164. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2025.130605.