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  Phrathat Narai Cheng Weng

 

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Phrathat Narai Cheng Weng is an ancient brick monument situated in Sakon Nakhon that structure dates to approximately the 11th–12th centuries AD and reflects strong architectural influence from the artistic and religious traditions associated with the Khmer Empire.

 

The monument resembles a Khmer sanctuary tower that was later incorporated into the Buddhist sacred landscape as a reliquary stupa or pagoda and is noted for its decorative carvings and detailed bas-reliefs (fig.).

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