Vat Yotkeo was a temple in Laos which was built between during the rule of King Sai

Setthathirath Setthathirath ( lo, ເສດຖາທິຣາດ; 24 January 1534 – 1571) or Xaysettha ( lo, ໄຊເສດຖາ; th, ไชยเชษฐาธิราช, , ) is considered one of the great leaders in Lao history. Throughout the 1560s ...

. It was destroyed in 1828 by the Thais, who burned and pillaged

Vientiane Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...

following the defeat of the last king of the Vientiane dynasty of

Lan Xang existed as a unified kingdom from 1353 to 1707. For three and a half centuries, Lan Xang was one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. The meaning of the kingdom's name alludes to the power of the kingship and formidable war machine of the ea ...

, Chao Anouvong. It was discovered in April 2006 during the construction of a major road. The remains included a ceremonial hall, pottery, roof tiles and various

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in L ...

images. The library had previously been designated as a historic building by Presidential decree in the 1930s.

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Buddhist temples in Laos {{Buddhist-temple-stub