page_title: Wat Si Muang
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Wat Si Muang / History
caption_attribution_description: bouddha at Vat Simuong, Vientiane (Laos), 10/2003.
context_page_description: Wat Si Muang or Simuong is a Buddhist temple in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.
context_section_description: The temple was built in 1563, in the former Kingdom of Lan Xang.
   A statue of King Sisavang Vong stands in front of Wat Simuang.
  There is a legend that pregnant women at the time of construction were given to as sacrifice to God.
caption: A Buddha statue at the temple
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