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Sim: Wat Sisaket

Keywords : Laotian Art, Sim

Artwork alternative name-
Site common nameWat Sisaket
Site alternative name-
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityVieng Chan
StateVientiane
CountryLaos
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 17.963056
Long : 102.611111

History of productionKing Anuwong ordered the construction of this temple. It was hugely influenced by Rattanakosin art both in terms of Sim and the scripture tower. This temple was not destroyed by the invasion of Siam, so the arts fron king Anuwong period still remian today.
ArtSim at Wat Srisaket is a Vientiane sim that has high roofs on the sides. This is different from low roofs of Luang Phra Bang and Chiang Kwang. There are surrounding Palai, which is very similar to Ubosot in Rattanakosin art. The door and window are of Mondop shape, which is similar to ubosot at Wat Phra Sri Sasadaram in Bangkok. However, the multi-tiered roof is similar to Lan Chang. The colorless tiles, the gabel apex and the Prasat on the top of the roof are all unique characteristics of Lan Chang.
SchoolVientiane
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLanchang
Age24 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