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That Dam

Keywords : Laotian Art, Tham Dam, Muang Khoun

Artwork alternative nameThat Phoon
Site common nameThat Dam
Site alternative nameThat Phoon
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityMuang Khoun
StateXiang Khouang
CountryLaos
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 19.329167
Long : 103.371944

History of productionKhoun city or the old Chiang Kwang city was an important city for Puan people. The most important stupa in Koon city is That Dam or That Phoon. When Puan people moved to other places, they always built copies of this stupa.
ArtWhat is surpirsing about this is that That Phoon is the only attempt to replicate stupa of Mon style. In particular, a highly redented square base and the sloping base to support the bell-shaped element without a square form are all important characteristics of Mon stupa in Myanmar.
SchoolChiang Kwang
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLanchang
Age21-22 centuries 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