THAT DAM

That Dam means "black stupa". It is one of the oldest monuments in Vientiane, and its corroded coating is beginning to crumble... However, under its decaying appearance, it is said to shelter the seven-headed dragon, the city's saviour who appeared in 1828, in whose honour this monument was built in the 14th century... According to another legend, it was originally covered with gold, then was plundered in 1828; it was therefore renamed the black stupa, in memory of this despicable act. It is located in the middle of a quiet square, in the middle of a small garden.