Artwork Search

Arts in Southeast Asia Database

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Phuoc Loc

Keywords : Phuoc Loc, Tour d’Or

Artwork alternative nameTour d’Or
Site common namePhuoc Loc
Site alternative nameTour d’Or
Type of artworkArchitecture
StateBinh Dinh
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 15.953333
Long : 108.255278

History of production-
ArtPhuoc Loc tower is the sole temple decorated with 5 pilasters. The pilasters are lack of decoration and flute. The central niche is decorated with the typical spear-liked arch. The superstructure of the tower is the superimposing South-Indian-fashioned tiers but the corner miniature towers have not survived nowadays. These characters are typical to Binh Dinh style. The hilltop location of this temple is very popular during this period.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBinh Dinh, Late Binh Dinh
Age13th Century A.D.

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