This is the sim or main temple in Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang, Laos.
The Funeral carriage house at Wat Xieng Thong. Built in 1962
Gilded carved wood panels around to door of the Funeral carriage house at Wat Xieng Thong
Some of the many Buddhas inside the Funeral carriage house at Wat Xieng Thong
The Nagas at the front of the ceremonial barge used in 1961 for the funeral of King Sisavang Vong inside the Funeral carriage house. The building was…
Gilded carved wood door of the Funeral carriage house or Golden Stupa at Wat Xieng Thong
The Buddha inside the sim or main temple at Wat Xieng Thong
There are a number of these emerald coloured lotus buds surrounding the sim at Wat Xieng Thong
The rear wall if the sim is decorated with a glass mosaic depicting the tree of life.
Glass mosaic on the outside wall of the sim or in Wat Xieng Thong
A reclining Buddha which was crafted in bronze in 1569. It is in the Red Chapel or Chapel of the Reclining Buddha which was built much later.
An interesting looking character in Wat Xieng Thong
Statue of Sisavang Vong on the grounds of the Royal Palace Museum. Luang Prabang
A replica of the emerald Buddha which is in Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham in Luang Prabang. The real one is in Wat Phra Kaew at the Grand Palace in Bangkok
Some old Stupas at Wat Mai
The Haw Pha Bang Royal Chapel is located at the north eastern corner of the Royal Palace Museum grounds. Its construction started in 1963 but was not completed…
A Tiger statue in the grounds of Vat Pak Khan Khammungkhun in Luang Prabang
