Phra That Luang tupa in Vientaine is the glory of Lao people. The first building is small stupa in B.E.236 before christ 307 by the first king of Vientiane: Phaya chanthabouri Pasitthisack or Burichan for contain Phra Sarerikathat (the chest bone of the Buddha) in B.E.2109 (C.E.1566). Then Phachao Sayasettha Thirath built the Phra That Luang stupa more big cover the old small stupa, it is 45 m height, north and south foot of the stupa is 61.30 m width, east and west foot of the stupa is 58.48 m width. the topic of the stupa look like a young lotus or like banana flower, it is the most beautiful art decoration and is the symbol of architecture in Lao Lang Xang in the former time and called Phra That Tuloka Chulamane (the stupa contain the chest bone of the Buddha). But Lao People called Phra That Luang, it was badly destroyed during Laos was a colonial of Siam until B.E. 2472 (C.E. 1929) Mr. Form Bae Tos, a French who was a chairman of an archaeologist Association asked to repair for six years to complete and it is beautiful as the past and it was repaired again in 1953 during the reign of King Sisavangvong, in 1960s.(information taken from: Maha Sila Viravongs, The Penetration of Buddhism in Laos. An Outline of Buddhism, printed at Viengkhong printing, Vientiane.
Original material consists of: chromogenic print.
