That Luang

Site common name	That Luang
Type of artwork	Architecture
Village	-
Province/City	Vieng Chan
State	Vientiane
Country	Laos
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 17.9767542 Long : 102.6365125

History of production	That Luang at Viang Chan was constructed by King Xai Xettha after the shift of the capital from Luang Prabang to Viang Chan. This important Stupa has been renovated from time to time. The latest renovation was conducted after the invasion of Hui, a century ago.
Art	The huge mound in the center seems to be the most ancient element of the Stupa. After some renovations, the top element and the subsidiary Stupas were added. These subsidiary Stupas seem to be connected with either the perfections of the Buddha (Paramita or Baramee) or the Tamavimsa paradise. This Stupa was entitled as Lokachulamani, imitating the name of the stupa in the paradise inside which the hairy relics was enshrined, suggests that the city is comparable to the heaven and the king himself is comparable to Indra, the lord of deities.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Lanchang
Age	15th-20th century A.D.
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-02-00
Record creator	Chedha Tingsanchali