Experts' Choice Award Black Stupa (That Dam)
What the experts agree on
This iconic black stupa sits in a peaceful roundabout near central Vientiane, legendary for housing a seven-headed dragon protector and once gleaming with gold plating before its dramatic darkening.
Lonely Planet "That Dam sits on a quiet roundabout near the centre of Vientiane. Legend has it that this stupa was once coated in a layer of gold." Full review
Frommer's "The That Dam is a large stupa at the center of a quiet roundabout at the end of Thanon Chanta Khumman. It is believed to be inhabited by a seven-headed dragon that tried to protect the Lao" Full review
Chantha Khoumane Road, Between the Fountain and the Victory Monument, Vientiane, Laos
