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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 (15481568 AD) of Krung Sri Ayutthaya and King Chaiya Chetthathirath (15481571 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.
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