B3 Cham Tower My Son cracked and tilted

The phenomenon of subsidence, cracking and tilting 8 degrees has made scientists, archaeologists and the Management Board of My Son and Quang Nam Tourism and Monuments worried about the safety of this Cham Tower .

On the morning of September 28, the Office of My Son Management Board and Tourism, Quang Nam, officially confirmed in the B3 tower area of ​​the crumbling My Son relic complex, the whole tower tilted 8 degrees toward southwest. Through the inspection of the cracks, the conservation officers discovered some 7cm deep cracks, about 4cm wide on the tower body.

Immediately after detecting the cracks and subsidence of the B3 tower, the Management Board made a report to the provincial and central authorities for early measures to protect this B3 tower before the risk of collapsing when impact of nature.

Picture 1 of B3 Cham Tower My Son cracked and tilted
Cham Tower B3 My Son is tilted 8 degrees and has many cracks in the tower body

Through survey and investigation, B3 tower area was heavily affected by the bombing of the war period. Right next to the foot of B3 tower, about 5m away, the remains of a bomb crater are still present.

According to the status quo, B3 tower is at risk of collapsing at any time if there are no measures to support and timely handle.

Currently, scientists and archaeologists and the authorities of the province and central are looking for effective measures to preserve B3 tower before the risk of collapse.

According to scientists assessing B3 tower area of ​​My Son world heritage site, there is unique architectural value. Without timely protection measures, the risk of architecture collapsing, even if a lot of money is difficult to recover the status quo.

Facing the tilt and cracking of this tower, scientists and archaeologists from abroad came to Quang Nam to coordinate with the authorities to find solutions to restore.

According to My Son Management Board, before taking measures to restore and protect the B3 tower, it must immediately implement measures to support. If not timely, the safety of this tower is difficult to say what will happen.