Pha That Luang

The other prominent landmark of Vientiane is the 45-meter-high Pha That Luang.

When King Sai Setthathirath I moved his capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane, he is said to have commissioned the construction of the stupa on the ruins of a Khmer temple from the 13th century. It was inaugurated in 1566 and has been significantly damaged several times over the centuries. Most recently, Pha That Luang was authentically restored in the 1930s according to the drawings made by the French explorer Louis Delaporte in 1867.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pha_That_Luang)

Naveen, whom we met in Hanoi and with whom we have been regularly corresponding since, asks if we are getting 'templed out.' No, we are not! Every temple is different, each has its own aura.