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Phrathat Sri Song Rak (พระธาตุศรีสองรัก)

Thai. ‘Stupa for the Love of Two’. Name of a circa 17 meter tall pagoda located on the banks of the Man (หมัน) River in the amphur Dahn Saai (ด่านซ้าย) in Loei Province (map). It was built between 1560 and 1563 AD, in order to commemorate the long-lasting friendship between the Siamese King Mahachakraphat (1548–1568 AD) of Krung Sri Ayutthaya and King Chaiya Chetthathirath (1548–1571 AD) of Krung Sri Sattanah Khonhut (Vientiane), ruler of the Laotian Kingdom Lan Chang (Lan Xang), and was regarded as the demarcation of the border between the two kingdoms. The present-day name of the district Dahn Saai, in which the stupa is located, actually means ‘checkpoint [on the] left’. The stupa's architectural style is typical of Isaan and the mouth of the distinctive ‘bell’ has flame-like lotus-petals applied to each of the four corners. The stupa appears on the provincial seal or escutcheon of Loei Province (fig.), while Meuang Boraan, an open-air museum in Samut Prakan, features a replica (map - fig.). WATCH VIDEO.