At Wat Xieng Thong by Moebius87

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jan 23, 2005

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Not exactly sure what the name of this structure is, but I do know that it houses the funeral cart of the last king of Laos. This building is in the temple complex of Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Phrabang, Laos PDR. I spent a few days there on vacation, coming back to the sites of some urban conservation work I had done a decade ago before Luang Prabang was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was very fulfilling to see how the city has been both conserved and improved, by intelligent and responsible development. Thank you for taking the time to view this photo.

Comments (18)

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Django

10:35AM | Sun, 23 January 2005

True moe .. true Unfortunately the human mind is just as good in destructing as in building and preserving

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lahavana

10:42AM | Sun, 23 January 2005

It's always good to see people preserving historical buildings... this photo comes in contrast with the one you took at Ayutthaya. Beautiful!

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draculaz

11:17AM | Sun, 23 January 2005

i like the pic, and the subject matter is quite exquisite :)

neverfinder

11:37AM | Sun, 23 January 2005

Great image!

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ElorOnceDark

11:50AM | Sun, 23 January 2005

Wow Moe, the detail in the carving is amazing! I'd like to see a closer pic.

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Dotthy

11:59AM | Sun, 23 January 2005

Great building and image!!!!!!

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DJB

12:39PM | Sun, 23 January 2005

Beautiful shot.

Michelle A.

8:19PM | Sun, 23 January 2005

What a work of art Moe! Would love to see detail shots of this if you have any.... Must be beautiful to see in real life.......

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GiveMe

9:44PM | Sun, 23 January 2005

Beautiful shot of this gorgeous oriental structure. :^)

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caleb68

12:02AM | Mon, 24 January 2005

great photo moe, now model it! :D!!! ;)

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stonemason

12:16AM | Mon, 24 January 2005

I bet that building would look amazing under a sunset,all that gold lit up bright..cheers Moe,nice to hear Laos is doing well..especially after the hell it's been through over the years

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