Wat Manorom is a major

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and monastery in

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 ...

Luang Prabang-Wat Manorom-06-Trommelturm-gje

There are several theories as to the date of its founding; it may have been founded in 1372 or 1375 by

Samsenthai ) } Samsenethai( lo, ສາມແສນໄທ) also called Oun Huan( lo, ອຸ່ນເຮືອນ) was the second king of Lan Xang in Laos. He succeeded his father, Fa Ngum. He ruled from 1372 until 1417. The origin of the name Samsenethai is ...

, but it may also date from the reign of

Laasaenthai Bouvanaat La Sen Thai or La Sen Thai Puvanart was the king of Lan Xang from 1485 until 1495. He succeeded his older brother King Souvanna Banlang. Laasaenthai was the sixth son of King Sai Tia Kaphut, Governor of Nongkai before his accession. Succeeded on ...

around 1492. The great bronze Buddha, 6 meters high, in the nave dates from the 1370s.

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Asian Historical Architecture: Wat Manorom
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