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Ho Phrakeo

Ho Phra Keo ("Altar of the Emerald Buddha", formerly known as Wat Phra Keo) is a former monastery and royal temple of the Lao monarchs. Originally built in 1565 by King Saya Setthathirath of the Kingdom of Lane Xang, it housed the Emerald Buddha (actually carved from a type of jade). It was destroyed during the Siamese invasion of 1828 and rebuilt between 1936 and 1942.


01 Tree with pink flowers	02 Statue	03 Side view	04 Buddha statue	05 Buddha statues


06 Front view	07 Corridor and main entrance	08 Buddha statue	09 Decorated window with carvings	10 Wall bas-relief	11 Corridor and columns

12 Trees and wall

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