Stilt house in dien bien phu

Opened in June 2014, Vietnam’s largest ironwood stilt house in Dien Bien Province draws special attentions of numerous visitors, especially foreign tourists

For a long time ago, a stilt house has been a symbol of  traditional Vietnamese culture. It is particularly popular among many of Vietnam’s ethnic groups. Recently, in Dien Bien province, stand a large ironwood stilt house, which attracts numerous people to come to visit.

Look at some photos of the stilt house to understand more about the beauty of Vietnamese architecture.

The largest stilt house is an eye-catching architectural work, which harmoniously blends with nature.

From the construction architecture to the decorative art, all are rooted in the reality of life stylized to reach the high aesthetic level.

The house is an architecture deeply imbued with Thai national identity in Dien Bien.

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The stilt house is built and designed by No. 6 Construction and Trading Limited Company to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the victory of historic Dien Bien Phu.

The building is constructed by skilled artisans within two years. It was completed in June 2014 and recognized the largest stilt house made of ironwood by Vietnam book of records.

With a total area of 500 m2, two-storey stilt house is set in a separate campus of 2000 m2 wide and is made from 500 blocks of pure ironwood.

The stilt house is both elegant and solidly with a system of 64 pillars, including 16 main pillars with a diameter of 60 – 80 cm and 11.9 high, and 48 surrounded ones from 35 to 40 cm in diameter, and 8 m high.

The foot of the pillars is cast from pure copper with the mass of 3.5 tonnes.

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Following the architecture style of Thai people, Vietnam’s largest ironwood stilt house includes 7 living rooms, 3 roof spaces. 25 reliefs decorated with many sophisticated patterns on the windowsills.

It’s the handrails surrounding the front and back sides of the stilt house, plus 15 up and down stairs of the two main doors.

If you are in Dien Bien, Vietnam, visit the ironwood stilt house to know more about the special architecture of Vietnam stilt house.