How was the Sun God Waterfall in Da Nang crafted?

Not only converging the sculptural quintessence of the famous Frilli family, the Sun God Waterfall (Helios Waterfall) at Sun World Ba Na Hills (Da Nang) also contains many unique “codes”, promising to leave a mark. on the world tourist map.

From the Grand Cascade to the Frilli . family

In 1714, after a visit to Versailles castle of France, Emperor Tzar Peter Romanov of Russia decided… would have to build a more splendid palace, capable of “gathering all the quintessence of European architecture. 18th century”. Above all, this work must become a lasting symbol, saving the name for posterity.

Immediately, Domenico Trezzini – an Italian architect who was personally invited by King Peter to participate in the construction of the capital Saint Petersburg, was selected. Summer Palace named Peterhof was built, including 20 massive castles, 7 large parks.

Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist area in Da Nang

More than 35 years later, the masterpiece “The Palace of Versailles of Russia” continues to be supplemented with the “Grand Cascade” complex – the work of another Italian – the genius architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli.

Construction began in the early 18th century, but it took 150 years for Peterholf Palace to complete. Around this same time, in the distant Italian city of Florence, another legend also began to be created.

Sun God Waterfall at Ba Na Hills

In 1860, Antonio Frilli founded the Frilli Gallery on the basis of… a small private gallery. Over time, Frilli Gallery became a family renowned worldwide for the art of bronze casting and marble sculpture. Today, statues of the Frill family are found in major museums. It is the masterpiece “Nudo disteso sull’amaca” (Nudo disteso sull’amaca), the Holy bronze door or the spiral staircase leading to the exit of the Vatican Museums in Rome…

As an arrangement, the legend of art and the legend of sculpture “meet” in the 21st century. This time, the challenge for the Frilli family was to recreate a different Grand Cascade with unique touches. in Ba Na, Vietnam.

The challenge is called Sun God Waterfall

Sun World Ba Na Hills has long been a symbol for Vietnamese tourism, associated with the “legend” of the Golden Bridge. This is also where many of the world’s cultural quintessence, from architecture, cuisine, and performing arts, are reproduced so that Vietnamese tourists do not have to “go abroad to visit the park”.

“Sun Group asked us to work together to design a special project to recreate at Sun World Ba Na Hills part of the magnificent fountain view and bronze sculptures in the reference model of the Palace. Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg. This is a great offer but no less challenging because Peterhof of the great Tzar Peter Romanov is considered one of the 7 wonders of the world – a one-of-a-kind theme park to explore the elements of nature. nature as well as unique sculptural art”Mr. Marinelli Federic Cosimo – CEO of Frilli Gallery recalls the time when he received a difficult topic from Sun Group.

The first project in the Vietnamese market of the Frill family was started as soon as they realized the beauty and magnificence of this land as well as the capacity and aspirations of Sun Group.

One and a half years of implementation with 6,000 hours of continuous work, more than 20 experts involved, 8 tons of yellow bronze – a special patented colored alloy, used by Frilli Gallery for the first time has an amazing sheen, especially in outdoor conditions. All are perfectly combined with ancient casting techniques with a history of up to 5,000 years to create a new masterpiece, shining brightly in the mountains of God.

The most special feature is definitely the completely handmade production process. For each sculpture, Frill has gone through at least 7 different stages. In particular, the phase of pouring copper into the mold is especially difficult because the yellow copper alloy is a very viscous copper in the liquid phase. The pouring of copper into the mold needs to be done at a constant temperature and ensure that the liquid copper is continuously running in the pipeline, flowing throughout the mold.

“In addition, each time we cast, we will have to make more than 300 different parts. On average, it takes us about 3 months to create a complete sculpture.” – Mr. Marinelli Federic Cosimo emphasized. And by doing that unique in the world, nearly 60 complete life-size statues have been completed, in time to be released as soon as Da Nang tourism welcomes guests back.

New dawn on top of Ba Na

On Vinh Cuu Square, amidst the complex of ancient European architectural works of Ba Na Hills, Sun Than Waterfall is like a “golden highlight”, recreating classic works being kept in museums. great museum in the world. But there is one difference: The Sun God Waterfall has been cleverly arranged to vividly and emotionally tell the story of the Sun God Helios’ journey.

According to Greek mythology, day by day, the chariot of the Sun God rises from the East Sea and descends in the West Sea carrying eternal light. It is a journey of life, of hope and of a bright future.

And in Ba Na Hills, a journey is also being written. With the constant efforts and creativity of investor Sun Group and famous partner Frilli Gallery, a new masterpiece was born even in the most difficult days of tourism history, in order to create a brand new male image. motto, a push to contribute to the flourishing of Da Nang tourism in the new period.

“Sun Group shows us the determination and serious attitude in bringing special values ​​​​from Italy, greater than the cultural quintessence of the world, to Vietnam to beautify the lands. By bringing the quintessence of Italy to Vietnam, along with the previously famous Golden Bridge, we expect that Da Nang in general and Ba Na Hills in particular will become more and more attractive and become a new symbol for tourists. Vietnam tourism, a destination not to be missed for tourists around the world” – CEO Marinelli Federic Cosimo emphasized.