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Vat (temple) Sene (Lefevre - Pontalis 1894, Pavie T5/91) |
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| Founded in 1714 by Ta Tiao Hang during King Kingkitsarath's reign, Vat Sene is a viharn featuring a single porch and triple nave of four bays with lean-to structures added onto the sides. The viharn is surrounded by eleven small stupas. Most of the restoration work carried out between 1932 and 1936 involved the re-covering of the hail flooring, the decoration of Buddha's altar, the framework, the door leaves and decorations of the front and porch. The viharn was renovated again in 1957, during Buddha's 2500th anniversary The lean-to structures were added to the present structure, which includes five naves and four bays. The three-tiered red and yellow tiled masonry roof now covers all five bays and slopes downwards to curve inwards on each side. |
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