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Khương Mỹ Towers
Tháp Khương Mỹ
 Street address: Làng Khương Mỹ, Xã Tam Xuân, Huyện Núi Thành, Tỉnh Quảng Nam, Việt Nam
Mailing address: Trung tâm Bảo tồn Di sản Di tích Tỉnh Quảng Nam, 91 Hùng Vương, Thị Xã Tam Kỳ, Tỉnh Quảng Nam, Việt Nam
Telephone: 84 (0) 510 810433, 84 (0) 510 829165, 84 (0) 510 810343
Fax: 84 (0) 510 810433
Contact: Phan Thanh Bảo Manager
Telephone: 84 (0) 510 810434, 84 (0) 91 348 0171 (mobile)
Opening hours: Entrance to tower compound by prior arrangement with the Quảng Nam Provincial Centre for the Preservation of Monuments only
Located amongst a group of houses some 2 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Tam Kỳ and accessed via a dirt track leading off the Tam Kỳ bypass road, the Khương Mỹ group of towers comprises three eastward-facing kalan, constructed in the early 10th century and categorised architecturally as being of transitional design with elements of both Đồng Dương and Mỹ Sơn A1 styles. The towers are of significant size with square bases; despite being in relatively poor condition, they still display decorative elements of great beauty, revealing the Chăm talent for sculpting in sandstone. Numerous important sculptural works have been recovered from the site and classified as representing the eponymous Khương Mỹ style; these are currently on display at the Chăm Sculpture Museum in Đà Nẵng.
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