A major part of the planned revamp will go into building the Hung Vuong Tower.Hung King Temple historical site's management board will announce a design contest for the tower online at www.denhung.org.vn next month.
Nguyen Tien Khoi, director of the management board said the idea to build the Hung Vuong Tower was first raised by former Party General Secretary Le Duan.
In his visit to the Temple in 1997, the then Party General Secretary said he wanted to see a tower built in the Hung Temple so that the Vietnamese people from all parts of the country could "look" to the tower to be reminded of their ancestors and the nation's founders.
Khoi said the tower should be 18 tiers high, which will symbolise 18 generations of Hung Kings.
"The winning design will meet three criterion: nationality, modernity and symbolism," said Khoi. "The third criteria is the most important, ensuring that the tower will become a symbol of the country."
Symbols such as Thap Rua (Tortoise Tower), Mot Cot (One-Pillar) Pagoda, Khue Van Cac in Hanoi and the gate to Ben Thanh Market in HCM City were too small to be national-scale symbols.
Khoi said he hoped the grand tower would become a new national symbol.
According to the management board's plan, the tower's grounds include stalls that will showcase the traditional products of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
Meetings and conferences will take place at halls on the first floor.
Hung King artefacts will be displayed on the second floor.
The board hasn't approved proposals for the remainder of the floors, said Khoi.
However, the director agreed that its architecture would depend on architects from the Viet Nam Architecture Association.
He said the management board could learn from Chinese architects who built the 468m-high Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai, the world's third-tallest TV and radio tower.
The project also includes construction of a war memorial, cultural centre for young people, rural market, reception house, festival centre, hotel and a mini-golf course, in addition to re-building about 20 constructions.
The project, which already has approval from the Prime Minister, also aims to restore the Thuong Temple and ancient relics at Nghia Linh Mountain.
About VND36 billion is earmarked for restoring Thuong Temple, said Khoi, and work should ensure architecture that's simple and similar in design to local residential houses.
A VND300 billion-invested concrete area for religious ceremonies at the foot of Nghia Linh Mountain has already been inaugurated and Lac Long Quan Temple, with investment of VND128 billion, is expected to be completed late this year.
The project's investment is estimated to be between VND5 trillion (approximately US$310 million) and VND6 trillion, and will come from the State budget.
It is scheduled to be completed in 2015.
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