Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural

Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural
Con đường Gốm sứ
Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi
General information
Status	Complete
Location	Hanoi
Country	Vietnam
Coordinates	21°02′43″N 105°50′46″E / 21.045356°N 105.845973°E / 21.045356; 105.845973Coordinates: 21°02′43″N 105°50′46″E / 21.045356°N 105.845973°E / 21.045356; 105.845973
Construction started	2007 (2007)
Completed	2010
Dimensions
Other dimensions	4 km (2.5 mi)

Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural (Hanoi Ceramic Road) (Vietnamese: Con đường Gốm sứ) is a ceramic mosaic mural on the wall of the dyke system of Hanoi, Vietnam. With a length of about 6.5 km, the Ceramic Road is one of the major projects that were developed on the occasion of the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi.

The Hanoi Ceramic Road originated with the journalist Nguyễn Thu Thủy, who won a prize in the Hanoi architecture contest for her idea of transforming the dyke system around Hanoi into a ceramic mosaic. The work of decoration began in 2007 for the dyke wall of about 6.000m in length and 0.95m in height which runs along the road of Âu Cơ, Nghi Tàm, Yên Phụ, Trần Nhật Duật, Trần Quang Khải, Trần Khánh Dư and terminates at the pier of the Long Biên Bridge. She was supported by the Ford Foundation which funded the first 450 meters of the wall, and the planning, training, and infrastructure needed to complete the project. The Ceramic Road was planned to be finished in 2010 to commemorate the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi in October 2010.

Participating in the work of decoration are not only Vietnamese artists but also foreign embassies and culture centres in Hanoi such as the Goethe-Institut, L'espace, British Council, Dalte Centre and other culture centres from Russia and South Korea.

The mosaic wall is made from ceramic tesserae which are product of Bát Tràng, a village famous for its Bát Tràng porcelain.