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Sim: Wat Xiang Thong

Keywords : King Chetthathiraj , Sim, Wat Xiang Thong

Site common nameWat Xiang Thong
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityLuang Prabang
StateLuang Prabang
CountryLaos
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 19.8975239
Long : 102.1431057

History of productionLocated at the confluence of Mekong and Khan rivers, Wat Xiang Thong is the most significant temple in Luang Prabang. The temple was established by King Xai Xettha but the architecture in the temple as still surviving nowadays is datable only to the 17th-20th century A.D.
ArtSim (the ordination hall) of Wat Xiang Thong is the most significant example of the pavilion in Luang Prabang school. The most important characters are the multi-angled plan providing several doors scattering at every corner of the body. The pediment edge is of curvilinear contour reaching the ground level. The tympanum is divided in to several small square panels (Ma Tang Mai tympanum system). Below the frieze is the double-arched fillets which is the character that share both in Laotian and Lanna art. The style of the pavilion in Laun Prabang school is closely similar to tha of Lann art in Northern Thailand.
SchoolLuang Phra Bang
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLanchang
Age18th-19th centuries BE.
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