Temples of Luang Prabang | All Days, All Ways

The temples featured here are all walking distance from my Hotel Senesouk. Wat Xieng Thong is considered to be the most historically significant of Luang Prabang's many temples. Set near the confluence of the Mekong and Khan rivers, with its sweeping .... It was founded by King Say Setthathirath (ruling from Chiang Mai) in 1548. The king also erected the imposing Lan Na style 'that', or stupa, that graces the ground in back of the sim. The present sim, or viharn, ...