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​Temples

Vat Meun Na ​Somphouaram
ວັດໝືນນາ ຊົມພູອາຣາມ​

"The Temple of Ten Thousand Rice Fields" was founded in 1533. Like most of Luang Prabang's temples it has undergone numerous restorations, notably in 1949 adding the galleries on either side of the sim. 
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  • Home
  • History
    • Land of a Million Elephants
    • The Siamese Period
    • The French Period
    • An Independent Laos
    • Kings of Luang Prabang
    • The Front Palace >
      • Origins of The Front Palace
      • Tiao Phetsarath
      • Tiao Souvanna Phouma
      • Tiao Souphanouvong
      • Architectural Legacy
    • The Legend of King Boulom
  • Culture
    • Buddhism >
      • Pak Ou Caves
      • The Prabang
      • The Phra Man
      • Mae Thoranee
      • Understanding Lao Temples
      • Phra Lak Phra Lam
    • Animism >
      • Spirits
      • Phou Ngeu Nya Ngeu
      • Nagas Ngeuak
      • Phou Thao Phou Nang
    • Festivals >
      • Boat Races
      • Fire Boat Festival
      • Lao New Year >
        • The Water Festival
        • Miss Lao New Year
        • The Elephant Procession
        • Building Sand Stupas
        • Aspersion of the Prabang
        • Phou Ngeu Nya Ngeu Pimai
        • Nagas and Phra Lak Phra Lam
        • Lao New Year Summary
  • UNESCO Heritage
    • Interactive Map
    • Luang Prabang Architecture
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