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Main Pavilion: Wat Ong Tue

Keywords : Wat Ong Tue, King Si Sawang Wong

Site common nameWat Ong Tue
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityVieng Chan
StateVientiane
CountryLaos
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 17.9656755
Long : 102.6038166

History of productionOng Tue is one of the most important Buddha image of Laos, believed to be casted during the reign of Xai Xettha. After the sack of Viang Chan by the Siamese, the temple was abandoned and the new temple was constructed during the reign of King Si Sawang Wong.
ArtThe pavilion in Viang Chan school is characterized by the high-elevated side edge of the roof. The pediment depicts Indra mounting on Erawan in the middle of foliage motifs. The lower part of tympanum is the frieze divided into several small square panels, typical to Viang Chan school. Below the frieze is the double-arched fillet which is the character that share both in Laotian and Lanna art. The elongation of the capital of the columns for balustrade is also one of the characteristics of the school.
SchoolVientiane
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLanchang
Age19th-20th century A.D
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali