The main tower
About 15 metres of brick.
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Po Sah Inu is a small group of temples of the Champa kingdom on Ba Nai hill, about seven kilometres northeast of central Phan Thiet on the way to Mui Ne. The Cham people built them in the late eighth or early ninth century and dedicated them to the god Shiva, in the Hoa Lai style, one of the oldest in Cham architecture, and they are among the best preserved Cham towers in the south. Three red-brick towers survive, the tallest about 15 metres high in three tiers with a door facing east. In the 15th century simple shrines were added for Princess Po Sah Inu, who in Cham tradition taught people to grow wet rice and weave cloth, and who gave the place its name. It was listed as a national monument in 1991. The hill looks out over the sea, the river mouth and the fishing boats, and half an hour to an hour is enough. In the first lunar month the Cham hold rain-prayer festivals at the towers, and Cham weaving and pottery are sometimes demonstrated on site.
About 15 metres of brick.
River mouth and fishing boats.
Weaving and pottery on show.
Ba Nai hill, about 7 km northeast of central Phan Thiet
The Cham people of the Champa kingdom, in the late eighth or early ninth century; shrines to Princess Po Sah Inu, who gave the place its name, were added in the 15th century.