Wat Sene, Luang Prabang

by Cheryl on

Wat Sene was built in 1714, oth­er­wise known as the Tem­ple of the Patri­arch. This tem­ple is located right on the main road in all its con­spic­u­ous glory with gold sten­cilling applied directly to the outer walls. The doors are carved with gilded fig­ures of divini­ties and myth­i­cal ani­mals. The win­dows are adorned with gold sten­cilled balusters.

The monks work on the restora­tions of these tem­ples. This one was restored in 1957 com­mem­o­rat­ing the Buddha’s birth 2500 years ear­lier. I wrote a short descrip­tion with each pho­to­graph, to see click on the photo.


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