Verified15.1200° N · 108.7900° E · 15 m
Chanh Lo Tower — Quang Ngai
Champa (11th c. CE)·Cham·🇻🇳 Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
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About Chanh Lo Tower — Quang Ngai
Chanh Lo Tower — Quang Ngai in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam is a Champa (11th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Cham. Single brick kalan with sandstone door frame and kala mask, restored. Isolated tower in sugarcane fields excavated 1994, silver casket with gold linga found.
Why it mattersType-site for Cham temple architecture
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronological sequence refinement
- 02Iconography program
Theories
- 01Shaivite cult centre
- 02Hydraulic kingship model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1050 CE
- Period
- Champa (11th c. CE)
- Culture
- Cham
- Purpose
- Single brick kalan with sandstone door frame and kala mask, restored
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1050 CE
Initial construction
c. 1990 CE
UNESCO / EFEO restoration
On the ground
Structures & features
15.1200° N · 108.7900° E · 15 m · 3 mapped features
Chanh Lo Tower — Quang Ngai — Central Sanctuary Tower
towerCentral kalan or prang shrine
15.1202° N · 108.7901° EChanh Lo Tower — Quang Ngai — Mandapa / Gopura Hall
mandapaEntrance mandapa or gopura
15.1198° N · 108.7902° EChanh Lo Tower — Quang Ngai — Enclosure and Moat
enclosureOuter laterite enclosure and moat
15.1205° N · 108.7898° E