That Sikhottabong, also known as Sikhottabong Stupa is a Buddhist temple in

Thakhek Thakhek (Lao language: ທ່າແຂກ), the capital of Khammouane Province, is a town in south-central Laos on the Mekong River. The Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, linking Thakhek and Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, across the river, started ...

, Khammouane Province, Laos. It is contemporary to That Inhang in Savannakhet and

That Phanom Wat Phra That Phanom ( th, วัดพระธาตุพนม) is a temple in the That Phanom District in the southern part of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand. According to legend, the temple contains Phra Uranghathat / พ ...

, built in Thailand under the Sikhottabong Empire. The bones of Buddha are said to be consecrated in these temples. King Nanthasene built the stupa for King Soummitham. The temple is on the bank of the Mekong River. The festival held at this location is during the third month of the lunar calendar.

Architecture

That Sikhottabong was refurbished in the 16th century during the reign by King

Setthathirath Setthathirath ( lo, ເສດຖາທິຣາດ; 24 January 1534 – 1571) or Xaysettha ( lo, ໄຊເສດຖາ; th, ไชยเชษฐาธิราช, , ) is considered one of the great leaders in Lao history. Throughout the 1560s ...

. The stupa has four squares with each side measuring long. Its base is and rises to a height of . The pinnacle appears in the shape of a banana flower.

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