Category:Thap Hoa Lai

Thap Hoa Lai 

An 8th century Cham Hindu temples complex, southeast Vietnam
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Instance of	Hindu temple
Location	Ninh Thuận, Vietnam
11° 40′ 34.96″ N, 109° 02′ 09.79″ E
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The Thap Hoa Lai was originally a three tower Hindu temples complex in Thuan Bac district of Ninh Thuan province, southeast Viet Nam. These are atop a hill with three equidistant raised levels. The middle tower had collapsed before the 1960s, while the upper sections of the other two were badly damaged in the Vietnam war. The damaged towers have been restored.

The Hoa Lai brick temples are from the 8th-century and have Khmer (Cambodian) influences. They are also called Ba Thap or Thuan Lai temples. About 45 kilometers from the Cam Ranh international airport, they are notable for the beautiful artwork and reliefs. It is also notable for including a 50 meter long pushkarini (water tank) near the temples – a feature that marks major Hindu temples complexes in India, Cambodia and Indonesia.