Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang

In Novem­ber 2002, my part­ner and I spent 6 days in lovely Luang Pra­bang, Laos. Aside from the laid back atmos­phere, the excel­lent weather and the great food, we most enjoyed vis­it­ing a num­ber of the Wats in and around Luang Pra­bang. I am cre­at­ing slide shows of each Wat. The first, shown in this post after you click “con­tinue read­ing” below, is Wat Xieng Thong, where I took the most pictures.

I rec­om­mend the book Ancient Luang Pra­bang for fur­ther ref­er­ence and study. I’m very grate­ful this book exists because I have not been the best note-taker dur­ing my travels!

Pho­tos include the main con­gre­ga­tional hall or the “sim,” the very col­or­ful Chapelle Rouge, archi­tec­tural orna­men­ta­tion details, doors and pic­tures of the grounds. I have cho­sen 32 pic­tures for this set.

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Tagged as: Buddhist wats, Luang Prabang, Wat Xieng Thong