Referring to the Island Spirit Palace in Con Dao located on an area of nearly 30,000m2 in front of Hang Duong cemetery, this place appears in the Vietnamese people’ hearts as the significant contribution of Con Dao residents’ efforts, belief, and dedication for their spiritual culture in the beautiful island, Con Dao for more than 3 years.
Con Dao Island Spirit Palace was built by the People’s Committee of Ba Ria Vung Tau Province in 2008 to commemorate the merits of heroic martyrs who sacrificed for the cause of the national liberation in Con Dao. Also, at the same time, it aims to educate the revolutionary traditions for Vietnamese young generations through thoroughly valuable visual displays of Con Dao Revolutionary Relics. The front of the Con Dao Island Spirit Palace is a four-stone tower known as four pillars. The four pillars are made of monolithic stone on the top carved tiger statue with four rock turtles and four phoenixes turning in four directions, symbolizing the strength of this place. Stepping through the gates of the palace is a bell tower, inside is a large bell with a diameter of about 2m, height of nearly 3m.
The main palace consists of the front and main halls connected by two corridors with open space for worshipping. This is the most important point in the architecture of the Con Dao Island Spirit Palace. All the relics of the palace are placed symmetrically through the path, forming a complete layout according to the traditional temples. All the roofs in the space above are designed in the style of curved head decorated dragon pattern. In addition, the temple also has a bonsai garden, which grows many kinds of fruit trees representing the three regions of the country.
Let’s discover the magnificent beauty of Con Dao Island Spirit Palace and its significant contribution to Vietnamese spiritual culture!
Other attractions in Con Dao: Con Son Bay, Phu Tuong camp (French Tiger case), Con Dao museum, Con Dao prison
