Lam Kinh relic is an ancient historical relic located in Xuan Lam commune, Lam Son town, in the area of ​​two districts of Tho Xuan and Ngoc Lac of Thanh Hoa province, and about 50km from Thanh Hoa city to the west. Northwest.
It is known that Lam Kinh is the birthplace of the national hero Le Loi, the ancestral homeland of the Le dynasty, and also the place where the Lam Son uprising was launched, the 15th-century feat made people admire for to this day. Therefore, King Le Thai To chose this place to build a second citadel called Tay Kinh (to distinguish it from the main capital Dong Kinh - Thang Long Hanoi). Accordingly, the construction process of Lam Kinh Palace was recorded by the “Dai Viet history book” as follows:
In 1430, Le Loi, after ascending the throne, proclaimed himself King Le Thai To, with the era name Thuan Thien, and changed the name of Lam Son land to Lam Kinh.
In 1433, when King Le Thai To died, he was brought to Lam Kinh for burial, and a large-scale system of temples and mausoleums also began to be built to worship ancestors and serve as a resting place for kings. Thai Hoang, Thai Queen, is the place where the ceremony is held when the king pays his respects to the mausoleum.
In 1448, King Le Nhan Tong issued a decree to Thai lieutenant Le Kha and the Department of Public Works to restore the degraded temples and by February 1449, the construction work was completed.
In 1456, on the occasion of the ceremony at Lam Kinh Palace, Thanh Hoa, King Le Nhan Tong named 3 buildings of the main hall: Quang Duc, Sung Hieu and Dien Khanh.
In 1962, this place was recognized as a National Historic Site.
Experiencing the ravages of time, weather and the fierceness of war, this building has been damaged and degraded quite a lot, so in 2002 the Prime Minister issued a planning decision to coincide with the planning. remodeled to have a complete architecture as it is today.