Stock Photo: Sensoukharam Temple In Luang Prabang City At Loas
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The temple is one of the major monasteries in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang is a Unesco World Heritage Site in Laos. Wat Sen, Luang Prabang also known as Wat Sene Souk Haram is a Buddhist temple (wat), located in Luang Phrabang, Laos. It was built in 1718 by King Kitsarath with 100 000 stones from the Mekong river. It literally means Temple of a 100 000 treasures. It was restored in 1957 commemorating the Buddha’s birth 2500 years earlier. Luang Prabang, or Louangphrabang (Lao: ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ, literally: Royal Buddha Image (in the Dispelling Fear mudra), pronounced [lÇ”aÅ‹ pÊ°ra.bà ËÅ‹]), is a city located in north central Laos, at the confluence of the Nam Khan river and Mekong River about 300 km north of Vientiane. It is the capital of Luang Prabang Province. The population of the city is about 50,000.nnThe city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. It had also been known by the ancient name of Chiang Thong. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.nnThe main part of the city consists of four main roads located on a peninsula between the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers.
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