Raphael Navarro✭✭✭✭✭
a month ago
Haw Phra Kaew was built in 1565–1566 on the orders of King Setthathirath after he moved the capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane. The temple was built on the grounds of the royal palace to house the Emerald Buddha figurine, which Setthathirath had brought from Chiang Mai, then the capital of Lanna, to Luang Prabang. The temple was used as Setthathirath’s personal place of worship, and because of this, there were no resident monks in this temple unlike other temples in Laos.
Thom Shelton✭✭✭✭✭
2 months ago
Beautiful former temple which is now a museum. Meticulous garden landscaping and unbelievable detail in the structure, sculpture and surroundings.

Lao Textile Museum

  • Address: Ban Nongtha-tai, Chanthabouly District, Laos
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ຫໍຫຼັກເມືອງ

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COPE Visitor Centre in Vientiane
COPE Visitor Centre in Vientiane
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