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Vat That Luang:   the Stupa (E.F.E.O.  1930)
                

     
         Stupa on the eastern side of the Viharn, renovated between 1964 and 1969 according to the original design, where King Sisavang Vong's (deceased 1959) ashes lie.  (E.F.E.O. 1963)
         

     stillVat That Luang:   the Stupa (E.F.E.O.  1930)i

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   Built in 1818, the square crenellated stupa is in three pans. The base rests on three tiers. On the uppermost one, four kneeling statues are in the praying position. A border of lotuses line the sides of the middle tier. The massive base was at that time covered statues are in the praying position. A border of lotuses line the sides of the middle tier. The massive base was at that time covered with gilded leaves, and the bulbous section crowned by a seven-tiered copper parasol.

 

         

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