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Travel to Luang prabang looking for a Luang prabang private tour with local English speaking tour guide. Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel or guesthouse at 9am and drive to visit all the main sites around Luang Prabang such as Wat Xieng Thong Temple (one of the most important Buddhist temples .
Wat Ho xiang was built 1705 (Sieng, Sian, Xiang, Xieng) Voravihane, the Lottery Pavilion, adjoins Wat That on a small hill to the southwest of Mount Phousi and the Hotel Phousi. As with Wat That, there is a stairway with naga guardians flowing from the site to the entry below. The wat was named in .
Wat Aham was built 1818, the “Monastery of the Opened Heart” much of the time is serene, except when children from the nearby school are passing through the grounds. The serenity is also in contrast to its sometimes contentious past when it served as a mediating, or perhaps meeting, ground between the animist religion of spirit .
Wat Chom Phet was built 18th century stands on a hillside on the west bank of the Mekong river, nearly opposite Wat Xieng Thong. From the river it is a prominent local landmark, visible from several kilometers away both upstream and downstream. The sim is currently in a somewhat dilapidated state with most of the .
The Haw Pha Bang (Ho Pha Bang built 1963, 1993-present), Royal or Palace Chapel, is located at the northeastern corner of the grounds of the Royal Palace Museum. Although it is a new structure, it is built in the traditional style and is tied directly to the history and traditions of this World Heritage City. .
Wat Long Khun (or Long Khoun built 18th century, 1937 onward)), the Monastary of the Happy or Blessed Song (Monastère du Chant Bienheureux) sometimes also is called the Monastery of the Willow Stream. The wat is attractively sited on a 1.5 hectare (3.7 acre) flat area at the top of a long stairway leading from the .
Wat Sene Souk Haram or literally “Temple of a 100 000 treasures” is one of the most beautiful temples in Luang Prabang, singular by its restored painting of a deep ochre colour, flamboyant and glittering with gold. Constructed in 1718 by king Kitsarath with 100 000 stones from the Mekong river, the temple is made .
Wat Visounnalat was originally built during the reign of King Wisunarat (or Vixoun, 1501-1520) in 1513 (some suggest 1512) and represents the earliest style, sometimes referred to as Luang Prabang Style I, of Lao temple architecture. This style also includes the sims of Wat That Luang and Wat Mai. Wat Wisunalat is Luang Prabang’s oldest .
Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham or Wat Mai (New Monastery) is one of the biggest and most beautiful temples in Luang Prabang. Its central position (in front of the night market and beside the Royal Palace) makes it one of the most visited temples of this ancient is very important for the Laotians of Luang Prabang. After .
