Dien Khanh Citadel

Position: Dien Khanh Citadel is located in the town of Dien Khanh, Dien Khanh District, Khanh Hoa Province.
Characteristics: Dien Khanh Citadel is Lord Nguyen Anh built in 1793, covers about 36.000m2, is a complex of military-style architecture Vauban, a military model popular in the century 17-18 West Europe.
Hexagonal walls, uneven edges 6, are made of earth, wall meandering run according hexagons about 2.694m long and 3.5m high. Outer surface of the vertical steam up, get up the sloping sides of the ladder consists of two used as a road. The overhang angle is covered outside, able to observe the two sides. Inside every corner was filled into a wide range of land used as a military shelter. Every corner of the city were put on a high mound of about 2m used to set cannon fort called the corner, on a tree planted bamboo or barbed. Outside there is a deeply entrenched from 3 - 5m, size uneven, depending on the terrain. Underground trench with water regularly to leading from the Cai River and there are many obstacles.

Initially a 6 door (gate), now only 4-door East - West - Cash (South) - Hau (North). Earlier the palace had left the palace Dance Week, behind the Police Court Palace, later the palace Lanh Binh, the bottom is the headquarters Join Tri, with warehouse, permanent employees.

Dien Khanh Citadel is one of the precious relics to study the ancient ramparts and the State is recognized as a national monument.