World Heritage ‘My Son Sanctuary’ wrecked during Vietnam War

Relics of My Son Sanctuary is seen in central Vietnam, on April 29, 2013. Between the 4th and 13th centuries, a unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of contemporary Vietnam. It was graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive tower-temples located in My Son that was the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom for most of its existence. My Son Sanctuary was inscripted in UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage list in 1999.

Relics of My Son Sanctuary, which was badly wrecked during last century’s Vietnam War, is seen in central Vietnam, on April 29, 2013. <Xinhua/Zhang Jianhua>