100-year-old school saved from demolition

The Can Tho City’s People’s Committee has decided to stop constructionon the restoration of the 100-year-old Chau Van Liem High School in NinhKieu District, after receiving strong objections from residents andexperts.

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Under the project, the school will be demolished to build a new school with a similar architectural style.

The construction of the new building is expected to be completed by early 2017 to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

One of the oldest schools in the south, the schooloriginated in the 1880s as a much smaller school known as the EcoleProvinciale de Can-Tho.

In 1917, it was rebuilt as a high school named the College de Can-Tho.

In 1945, the two-storey school was renamed Phan Thanh GianHigh School. It continued to rename Chau Van Liem High School after oneof its most famous former students.

The school has been praised for its original Frencharchitecture and for nurturing several talented musicians, writers andrevolutionaries of the country.

Le Hung Dung, chairman of Can Tho City’s People’s Committee,said French experts warned about the deterioration of the school in1987.

He said that during the last 10 years, the city’s Departmentof Education and Training has received warnings from experts about thesevere deterioration of the school due to many cracks on the school’swalls, rotten wooden stairs and doors, and damaged pillars.

Last year, the French Embassy in Viet Nam invited twoexperts to study the school’s status and they warned that the schoolshould not be rebuilt instead of renovated.

Before launching the project to rebuild the school, local authorities collected ideas from teachers and students.

The school has 45 classes with a total of 1,700 students.During construction, the students will study at An Khanh High School inNinh Kieu District.

The city has decided to stop the project and has invited experts from State-owned agencies to examine the school’s status.

“We have received many ideas from the public about theschool construction. Some people suggested that the school should berenovated. But I think the new construction, which will remain faithfulto the old architecture, will help the school preserve its old style,while ensuring the security of the teachers and students,” Dung said. 

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100-year-old school saved from demolition

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