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Wat Xengthong in the historic city of Luang Prabang
Brad Goll2013
The Sand Museum
Fukube-cho, Yuyama 2083-17, Japan
The city of Luang Prabang and its many temples are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with Wat Xieng Thong Temple being the most famous of these temples. It was built in 1560 and has been the site of coronation ceremonies of a long line of kings. Laos is a devout, mainly Theravada Buddhist country, and its temples are symbolic of its townscape as well as of the faith of its people.
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- Title: Wat Xengthong in the historic city of Luang Prabang
- Creator: Brad Goll
- Creator Nationality: United States
- Creator Gender: male
- Date: 2013
- Physical Location: Tottori City, Japan
- Provenance: THE SAND MUSEUM
- Type: Sand Sculpture
- External Link: http://www.sand-museum.jp/
- 作品解説 / Object Note (Japanese): 数多くの寺院が点在し、市街地自体が世界文化遺産に登録されているルアンプラバン。そのシンボルともいえる、ワット・シェントーン寺院。1560年に建立され、歴代の王の戴冠式も行われてきた。ラオスは上座部仏教を中心とする敬虔な仏教国で、寺院は街のシンボルでもあり人々の信仰の象徴でもある。
- 作品タイトル / Object Title (Japanese): 古都ルアンプラバンのワット・シェントーン寺院
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