Located on Dien An District, Dien Ban district along the 609 road, 30km to the south of Da Nang and about 12km to the west of Hoi An.
According to an inscription found here, this tower was built in the 12th Century by king Bhadravaman II and was named as Linga Paramesvara (meaning the supreme God - a name for Siva), as an offering for God Siva. This is the only tower which has an octagonal face- a unique structure- resembling no other towers which still exist.
Coming to Bang An tower you will see huge Linga, 21.5m high and standing against the vast sky. It symbolizes a continuous moving cycle of life.