At the end of the
peninsula is a cluster of wats, most notably Wat Xieng
Thong ("Temple of the Golden City").
and surrounding it on the inside walls are glass mocaics like those in the Royal Palace, depicting Lao legends and day-to-day activities (hurrah, finally able to get some photos to show you)
and there are more on the outside walls of buildings within the complex
Certainly one of the most striking places in LP
Completed in 1560, it's one
of the country's most important monasteries, as the
coronation site for many years. It also houses the
(allegedly 12m-tall) royal hearse
and surrounding it on the inside walls are glass mocaics like those in the Royal Palace, depicting Lao legends and day-to-day activities (hurrah, finally able to get some photos to show you)
and there are more on the outside walls of buildings within the complex
Certainly one of the most striking places in LP
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