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Scriptural Hall: Wat Sisaket

Keywords : Laotian Art, Tripitaka hall, Rattanakosin art, Wat Sisaket

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.
ArtScripture hall at Wat Srisaket has a Mondop-type roof ( a multi-tiered roof with a small pediment). This is very similar to the scripture hall at Wat Pha Srisasadaram in Bangkok. However, the multi-tiered roof and the unglazed tiles are of Lan Chnag Style. Inside, there is a large golden Tripitaka cabinet.
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