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Vat (temple) Pa Phay (E.F.E.O. 1930) |
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| Vat Pa Phay's Monastery of
the Bamboo Forest date of construction is unknown. L. Finot and H. Parmentier placed it
under the reign of King Suryavongsa, in 1645, but Chao Khaminanh Vongkot Rattana,
historiographer of Luang Prabang, dated its construction in 1815, at the time of King
Anourut92s reign. The vat was originally built in the simple style featuring a single nave, porch and a single roof. The facade of the viharn and wall below the porch were covered with murals. A single stupa with prasat was erected in front of the monastery. In 1932, three dormitories and a viham in the simple style featuring a hail and a single porch were constructed. The restoration, carried out between 1966 and 1969 has not changed the main viharn much. The old paintings below the porch were replaced with oil paintings; pale imitations of the originals. All the doors and windows are of carved wood. Two bearded divinities with Chinese-influenced costumes can be observed. |
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