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    January 31, 2023

    Wat Xieng Thong is one of the most important and oldest Buddhist temples in Laos. Its complex with a multitude of ornate shrines, prayer halls is surrounded by a beautiful garden and on the banks of the Mekong.
    It was built in 1560/61 under the reign of King Setthathirath and there are three legends about it.
    Until 1975 it was a royal temple and a place where the former kings of Laos were crowned.

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