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Vat (temple) Xieng Thong: Chapel of the Standing Buddha (M.L.P. 1919)

              

    

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      This chapel with a curved roof was built entirely of bricks and mortar and has been completely restored.  The richly decorated mortar exterior is inlaid with fragments of colored glass on the pediment.   It is also features a large lotus in the center.
          
Photo Credit:  National Museum of Luang Prabang
         

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