Reclining Buddha
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The Reclining Buddha (dark horizontal statue) in the Red Chapel of Wat Xieng Thong (Temple of the Golden City) which was built in 1560 by King Setthathirath. This Buddha was once exhibited at the Paris Expo in 1931, taken to Vientiane, then returned to Luang Prabang in 1964.The complex was spared being destroyed in 1887 and is considered one of the most important monasteries in all of Laos. The entire complex was remodeled in the 1960's.
Luang Prabang,Laos
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