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| Vat Xieng Lek
(Fomberteaux, E.F.E.O.1930) This temple is located outside the city to the north of the Nam Khane. The main stupa stands on a hillock behind the vat and was built by King Ong Nok around the middle of the XVIIth century. The Viharn was founded by a nobleman from Luang Prabong, Phya Hom Sombat, in 1896. Its original structure in the style featuring a single hall and porch, and simple double-layered roofing, was preserved during restoration work done in 1921.
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