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Wat Apai Stupa

Keywords : Phra That, Lanna art, Wat Apai

Artwork alternative name-
Site common nameWat Apai
Site alternative name-
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityLuang Prabang
StateLuang Prabang
CountryLaos
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 19.888889
Long : 102.138611

History of production-
ArtThis stupa is hugely influenced by the bell-shaped stupa in Lanna art in many ways. The lotus base is redented and has wide middle plain element. The base supporting the bell-shaped element is in the round plan changing from the sloping mouldings in Lanna art. Also, the bell-shaped element is small. However, this stupa was not built in the same period with Muang Rai dynasty, but was built later around the 24th century BE. The dating was based on the fact that the stupa is small and the lotus has changed a lot from the Lanna art.
SchoolLuang Phra Bang
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLanchang
Age23 century BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and belief-
Related artwork-

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