Thuong Vo Lao Communal House, Vo Lao Village, Hoa Phu Commune, Hanoi City
Introduction
Thuong Vo Lao Communal House, Vo Lao Village, Hoa Phu Commune, Hanoi City, is a place of worship for four Lac generals from the era of King Hung who, together with Phu Dong Thien Vuong, fought the An invaders and protected Van Lang. Thuong Communal House is an ancient artistic architectural work from the Later Le period; it was restored and embellished under the Nguyen dynasty of Thanh Thai.
Overall, the layout of the relic site is built in the shape of the character Tam, comprising three buildings: the main hall, front hall, and rear sanctuary.
At the entrance, the restored and embellished communal house gate has lantern-shaped ornamental pillars; the main hall is rectangular, with closed gable walls, and the roof ridge is topped with square blocks; the interior of the main hall is lavishly decorated with a system of ancient wooden artifacts. Passing through the main hall is the front hall, also called the central sanctuary; the front hall connects the main hall and the rear sanctuary but is larger than the rear sanctuary. Next is the rear sanctuary, where altars are arranged to display ritual worship objects and many ancient artifacts made of wood and copper alloy.


