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Sim’s Gateway : Wat Xiang Thong
Keywords : Laotian Art, King Chetthathiraj , Sim, Wat Xiang Thong
| Artwork alternative name | - |
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| Site common name | Wat Xiang Thong |
| Site alternative name | - |
| Type of artwork | Architecture |
| Village | - |
| Province/City | Luang Prabang |
| State | Luang Prabang |
| Country | Laos |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 19.8975239 Long : 102.1431057 |
| History of production | Wat Xiang Thong is the most important temple in Luang Phra Bang. it is located in the area where Khan and klong rivers meet. According to the history, it was established by king Chai Chetthathiraj. However, the sim and other buildings are dated around 23-25 centuries BE. |
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| Art | Sim at Wat Xian Thong is the most complete sim in Lan Chang art of Luang Phra Bang school of art. The interior decoration is very beautiful, being decorated with Kham pattern. At the front wall, there is a picture of gods paying respect to a chedi, which may be Chulamanee on the heaven. The sim’s gateway has the characteristics of Lan Chang that share many characteristics with Lanna art including the gate pole is decorated in three parts: high arch tiles, low arch tiles and the flower. The top of the Prasat is a tier of a large sloping roof topped with many tiers of lotus flower shape elements. |
| School | Luang Phra Bang |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Lanchang |
| Age | 23 -24 centuries BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | - |
| Related artwork | - |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-02-00 |
| Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |
