At A Glance
- Coordinates
- 17.9768, 102.6365
Overview
Pha That Luang is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 17.97675, 102.63651. 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 invasions of the area. It is generally regarded as the most important national monument in Laos as well as a national symbol. Located in ວຽງຈັນ, ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ, ປະເທດລາວ.
Sacred Cluster
Nearby sacred places create the location cluster described in the growth plan. This block is intentionally crawlable and links into the wider regional graph.
