The holiest site in the Laos capital Vientiane, the gleaming, angular stupa of Pha That Luang dates from 1566 CE. The temple rose from the site of a 13th-century Khmer temple to house a relic from the Buddha—but has fallen and revived several times in the face of war and conquest. The present That Luang is a national symbol of the Lao peoples.. Bangkok, Thailand3,910 contributions. Gleaming with gold! Pha That Luang is an important national symbol of Laos. The structure has been built, damaged, destroyed, rebuilt, damaged, rebuilt many, many times; thus the current structure (some 45 meters in height) is actually not old. The stupa gleams a golden color, with the top pinnacle coated.
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Pha That Luang (Lao: ທາດຫຼວງ or ພຣະທາດຫລວງ; pronounced [pʰā.tʰâːt lǔa̯ŋ] "Great Stupa") is a large, gold-covered Buddhist stupa in the centre of the city of Vientiane, capital of Laos. Since its initial establishment, suggested to be in the 3rd century AD, the stupa has undergone several reconstructions, as recently as the 1930s, due to foreign.. Pha That Luang is a sacred monument and one of Laos' most impressive religious structures. It was founded in the 3rd century to house the breastbone of Buddha, which was brought to Laos by an Indian missionary. The current structure was built by King Setthathirat in 1566, after Vientiane became the capital of Laos.
