page_title: Wat Xieng Thong
hierarchical_section_title: Wat Xieng Thong
caption_attribution_description: English: Golden Stupa, Wat Xieng Thong. Outside gilded carved wood, above main door.
context_page_description: Wat Xieng Thong is a Buddhist temple on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Phrabang, Laos. Built between 1559 to 1560 by King Setthathirath, Wat Xieng Thong is one of the most important of Lao monasteries and remains a significant monument to the spirit of religion, royalty and traditional art.
context_section_description: Wat Xieng Thong (Lao: ວັດຊຽງທອງ; "Temple of the Golden City") is a Buddhist temple (vat or wat) on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Phrabang, Laos. Built between 1559 to 1560 by King Setthathirath, Wat Xieng Thong is one of the most important of Lao monasteries and remains a significant monument to the spirit of religion, royalty and traditional art.
caption: Golden Stupa, gilded carved wood above main door
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