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Wat Sisaket (Wat Sisaketsata Sahatsaham), Vientiane's oldest Buddhist monastery, was built by King Chao Anouvong in 1818. Its Siamese style perhaps saved it from the Siamese armies who sacked Vientiane in 1828. The inner sanctuary contains a large number of Buddha statues dating back to the 16th to 19th centuries.

01 Ornamental stupa tombs
02 Wat Sisaket
03 Buddha statues
04 Buddha statues
05 Buddha statues
01 Ornamental stupa tombs
02 Wat Sisaket
03 Buddha statues
04 Buddha statues
05 Buddha statues
06 Buddha statues
07 Temple interior and golden Buddha statue
08 Wat Sisaket
09 Wat Sisaket fisheye view
06 Buddha statues
07 Temple interior and golden Buddha statue
08 Wat Sisaket
09 Wat Sisaket fisheye view
10 Wat Sisaket
11 Ornamental wooden door
12 Inner court and coconut palms
10 Wat Sisaket
11 Ornamental wooden door
12 Inner court and coconut palms
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