| Title |
The Architectural Composition and its Fluctuation of Worship Places in Ancient Quarter of Hanoi |
| Keywords |
Hanoi ; Worship Places ; Dinh(communal house) ; Den(temple) ; Chua(buddhist pagoda) ; Quan(taoist temple) |
| Abstract |
This study is on the worship places in ancient quarter of Hanoi from the viewpoint of urban history. The religious buildings such as dinh(the communal house) were the most important element composing the community of traditional villages. Traditional dinh is composed of tam quan, antechamber and alter. In the urban space of high density, dinh is usually condensed within the limits of maintaining 3-part composition. Combining tam quan and antechamber, multi-storied composition and compression in the unified '-' shaped chamber are frequently observed methods.
Modernization and urbanization have accelerated the fluctuation of these religious facilities that represent traditional life style. Now we can see the aspects of fluctuations such as functional replacement, infiltration of commercial or residential functions and vanishment of both function and form according to the changes of the characteristics of each street where it is located. |