Yen Lac Communal House, Dong Lac Village, Hoa Phu Commune, Hanoi City
Introduction
According to the stories told by the village elders, Yen Lac Communal House is a communal house with ancient origins. The communal house has existed for a long time; it was formerly a small shrine dedicated to Chu Dat Dai Vuong. At the beginning of the 17th century, during the reign of King Le Than Tong, the communal house was built of wood, brick, and tiles, facing the Can-Ton direction. In the Mau Than year of 1848, the first year of King Tu Duc's reign, the communal house was rebuilt as it is today. In the 13th year of King Bao Dai, on the 6th day of the 18th month of the Mau Dan year, it was repaired. Today, Yen Lac Communal House has a ground plan built in the Dinh-shaped style, including the main hall and the rear sanctuary.
The main hall has 24 rows of columns, including 12 main columns with a height of 4.5 m and 12 subsidiary columns with a height of 3.5 m; at the foot of each column is a stone block 0.63 m x 0.63 m wide, divided into 3 tiers.


