Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural

Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural
(Hanoi Ceramic Road)
Con đường Gốm sứ
Mural panel with bicyclist
General information
Status Complete
Location Hanoi
Country Vietnam
Coordinates 21°02′43″N 105°50′46″E / 21.045356°N 105.845973°E / 21.045356; 105.845973Coordinates: 21°02′43″N 105°50′46″E / 21.045356°N 105.845973°E / 21.045356; 105.845973
Construction started 2007 (2007)[1]
Completed 2010
Dimensions
Other dimensions 4 km (2.5 mi)
Mural panel with waterfowl.

Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural, or Hanoi Ceramic Road (Vietnamese: Con đường Gốm sứ), is a ceramic mosaic mural along the walls of the Red River dyke system in the city of Hanoi, northern Vietnam.

With a length of about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi), the 'Ceramic Road' is one of the major projects that were developed on the occasion of the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi.[2]

History

The Hanoi Ceramic Road originated with the journalist Nguyễn Thu Thủy, who won a prize in the Hanoi architecture contest for her idea of transforming the dyke system around Hanoi into a ceramic mosaic.

The work of decoration began in 2007 for the dyke wall of about 6.000m in length and 0.95m in height which runs along the road of Âu Cơ, Nghi Tàm, Yên Phụ, Trần Nhật Duật, Trần Quang Khải, Trần Khánh Dư and terminates at the pier of the Long Biên Bridge. She was supported by the Ford Foundation, which funded the first 450 metres (1,480 ft) of the wall; and the planning, training, and infrastructure needed to complete the project.[3] The Ceramic Road was planned to be finished in 2010 to commemorate the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi in October 2010.[1]

Participating in the work of decoration are not only Vietnamese artists but also foreign embassies and culture centres in Hanoi such as the Goethe-Institut, Alliance française L'espace, British Council, Società Dante Alighieri Dalte Centre, and other cultural centres of Russia and South Korea.[1]

Description

The mosaic wall mural is made from ceramic tesserae which are product of Bát Tràng, a nearby village famous for its Bát Tràng porcelain.[1]

The content of the mosaic represents the decorative pattern from different periods in the history of Vietnam: Phùng Nguyên culture; Đông Sơn culture; Lý Dynasty; Trần Dynasty; Lê Dynasty and Nguyễn Dynasty. Also incorporated on the wall are modern art works, paintings of Hanoi, and children's drawings.[1]

Guinness World Record

Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy said the project will strive to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the 'World's largest ceramic mosaic' by 2010.[4] On 5 October 2010, Guinness World Records adjudicator, Beatriz Fernandez, undertook an official review of the Hanoi ceramic mosaic to confirm its dimensions and ensure the strict guidelines relating to the record had been followed. Ms Fernandez confirmed that at 3,850 linear meters (6,950m²) of the Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural was the world’s largest ceramic mosaic and awarded a Guinness World Records certificate.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kieu Minh (27 March 2007). "Hanoi to decorate 6,000m of dyke with ceramic painting". Vietnamnet.vn. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bui Xuan Phai's paintings on Hanoi Ceramic Road". Vietnamnet.vn. 7 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. ↑ Nguyen, Thuy. "Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Wall". Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Wall. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. ↑ VietnamPlus (14 July 2009). "First leg of "Ceramic Road" unveiled". Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "Largest ceramic mosaic". Guinness. 2010-10-05. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10.
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