Monastery/architecture [2006]

Drum tower at Vat Saen Sukharam. This drum tower was built in 1979 by Pha Khamchan Virachitta Maha Thela, Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam and celebrated on his 60th birthday in 1980. The drum is the old one which was built on May 6, 1882 by Pha Maha Aggavora Raxakhouluang, former abbot of Vat Saen. It was built for 124 years in 2006. Photograph taken on July 27, 2006. Chromogenic print.