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Mỹ Sơn

Vietnamese world heritage site with over 100 Cham Hindu monument ruins

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Mỹ Sơn is a Vietnamese archaeological site containing the ruins of over 100 temples and structures built by the Cham people, who practiced Hinduism in Southeast Asia centuries ago. It is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site because these monuments are exceptional examples of Hindu-influenced architecture and represent an important but largely disappeared civilization in the region's history.

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Affiliation: Hinduism
Deity: Śiva , Bhadresvara
Location: Thu Bồn, Da Nang
Country: Vietnam
Type: Cham
Completed: 4th century AD
Official name: My Son Sanctuary
Criteria: Cultural: (ii), (iii)
Inscription: 1999 (23rd Session )
Area: 142 ha (0.55 sq mi)
Buffer zone: 920 ha (3.6 sq mi)

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Mỹ Sơn ( Vietnamese pronunciation: [mǐˀ səːn]) is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Shaiva Hindu temples in central Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 13th century by the Kings of Champa, an Indianized kingdom of the Cham people. The temples are dedicated to the veneration of God in accordance with Shaivism, wherein God is named Shiva, or The Auspicious One. In this particular complex, he is venerated under various local names, the most important of which is Bhadreshvara.

Mỹ Sơn is located in the commune of Thu Bồn, in Da Nang city in Central Vietnam, 68 km southwest of the city centre, 36 km south of Hội An and approximately 10 km from the historic Champa capital of Trà Kiệu. The temples are in a valley roughly two kilometres wide that is surrounded by two mountain ranges.