Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham often simply Wat Mai or Wat May is a

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

temple or

wat A wat ( km, វត្ត, ; lo, ວັດ, ; th, วัด, ; khb, 「ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰ」(waD+Dha); nod, 「ᩅ᩠ᨯ᩶」（w+Da2)) is a type of Buddhist temple and Hindu temple in Cambodia, Laos, East Shan State, Yunnan, the Southern Provi ...

Luang Prabang Luang Phabang, ( Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or ''Louangphabang'' (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) ...

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

. Built at the turn of the 18th century, it is the largest temple in Luang Prabang.

Gallery

File:LuangPrabang VatMay1 tango7174.jpg, Façade gallery File:LuangPrabang VatMay2 tango7174.jpg, Façade decoration File:LuangPrabang VatMay3 tango7174.jpg, Façade decoration File:Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham temple interior.jpg, Temple interior

References

Buddhist temples in Laos Buildings and structures in Luang Prabang 18th-century Buddhist temples {{Buddhist-temple-stub