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Wat Saen Stupa
Luang Prabang
ArchitectureWat Saen Stupa

This stupa is of genuine Lan Chang style. It consists of Bua Khao prom base that has continuously curving lion’ feets. This was inherited from Lion base (Singha base) in the middle Ayutthaya. The middle element is removed and the inverted and the overturned lotus bases meet each other. These lotus bases also flicking up to sooth witg the outer line of the base. The middle part is the angled lotus with a soothing outer line. This angled lotus is a distinctive feature of stupa in Lan Chang art appearing both in Luang Phra Bang and Vientiane schools of art.