Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang, Laos

Wat Xieng Thong, "Monastery of the City of Gold" is the religious emblem of Luang Prabang and one of the greatest symbols of Buddhism in Laos, which was why I was spared the ravages of 1887.

Built in 1560 by King Setthathirat was considered as the reference architecture of Luang Prabang with a very acute low Vihan very low (more information in the article on religious architecture.)

As a symbol of the city, the name of the pagoda can be written several ways:

- Wat Xieng Thong

- Wat Xiang Thong

- Wat Thong Sieng

- Etc..