Traveling through Laos, visitors will admire the architecture of beautiful temples. In “The Land of A million Elephants”, Buddhism is considered as the National religion, so the Lao people always attach importance to the construction and care of the temple. That Luang temple is characterized by the Lao culture with typical beautiful architecture of the temple and pagoda.
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That Luang is one of the most important relics in Vientiane (Laos). Visiting That Luang temple, visitors will be surprised. The temple is a majestic, giant block representing the enlightenment of Buddhism, in which the highest place represents the world of nothingness, the lowest place representing the material world. The entire center block is covered with a brilliant yellow color. All of them create a majestic, and elegant appearance with the shape soaring as the arrow of the peak. Like many other monumental ancient buildings in Southeast Asia, That Luang was also influenced by the Indian architectural style. These external influences, together with the local culture combined with the That Luang, have created a unique style of architecture with a unique Lao identity and distinctive in Southeast Asia. The consistency of the layout, the placement of the towers, the geometric precision, as well as the harmony of the ratio of elements, lines and the way the color processing is similar. … that blend creates variations, individual features, contributing to the beauty of That Luang which is more charming, poetic than the prototype that it reproduced.
Situated on a high, wide and flat land in the East of Vientiane, That Luang has a unique architecture with the largest and most beautiful tower in Laos. The pagoda is a cultural symbol representing the creativity of the Lao people, built in the 16th century, when the Kingdom of Lan Xang (The land of A million Elephants) moved the capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane.
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That Luang is one of the few Buddhist temples in the world to preserve the relics of Sakyamuni Buddha when he entered Nirvana. Not only that, the ancient records of the temple record that: After Buddhism became the National Guard and Vientiane into the new capital, along with the construction of the castle, palace, pagoda, the King has restored the That Luang. They reconstructed the old tower by building a new tower, more beautiful and architecture that remains to this day.
That Luang is known as one of the most famous temples in the world and attracts many tourists annually for pilgrimage and sightseeing.
– Opening hours: Everyday, from 08:00 am to 12:00 am, and from 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm.
– Price: 5.000 kip/ticket.
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