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Vientiane - Laos - Wat Ho Phra Keo
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The temple was built in 1565 as a royal chapel and repository for the celebrated statue of the Emerald Buddha, which the Laotians had taken from Northern Thailand in 1551. The jasper statue remained in the temple until 1778, when the Thais invaded and recaptured the statue, taking it off to Bangkok (Wat Phra Kaeo). The temple was destroyed in 1828-1829 during the Thai sack of Vientiane; rebuilt in 1936; and restored again in 1993. Ho Phra Keo was called "Wat Phra Keo" ("Temple of the Emerald Buddha") during the time that the statue was in residence there. It is now called "Ho Phra Keo" ("Altar of the Emerald Buddha") because only an altar is there, the image still remaining in Thailand.
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- Camera: SONY DSC-HX7V
- Taken on 2012/03/11 04:07:18
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elakramine ©, on August 3, 2012, said:
FAV:9
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Cato75, on August 15, 2012, said:
Amazing composition! Fav! Like! Friendly greetings from Germany, Torsten
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eliseomc, on August 30, 2012, said:
Ana María: sigamos con tu viaje alrededor del mundo.
LIKE 82 para este hermoso templo de tan azarosa historia.
Saludos de Eliseo.
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Bartolomé Muñoz, on September 5, 2012, said:
Like, también es una maravilla. ¡Enhorabuena! (Suma y sigue, es lo que se pone a final de una página cuando la lista de importes sigue en la página siguiente, en mi caso quería decir que sumaba ese lugar a mi lista de pendientes)
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Antoine Jasser, on September 23, 2012, said:
Gorgeous...
Bright and crisp colors...
Beautifully captured...
LIKE 84
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sériolekiller, on September 25, 2012, said:
Wonderful capture my friend !
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many thanks for your visit
Best wishes ->maxou
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BernardJ47, on September 27, 2012, said:
Like 86. Piękne zdjęcie. Niesamowita architektura. Pozdrawia Bernard
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Kalin Ranchev, on September 28, 2012, said:
Very interesting and beautiful architecture, wonderful composition and colors!!!
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AndyUrbina, on October 9, 2012, said:
Hermosa arquitectura, bellos jardines rodeando el lugar, hermoso registro, bien logrado.Like. Saludos cordiales, Andy
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orban.lorant, on December 19, said:
Very unique art! Like! Greetings, Lorant
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Tomros, on January 11, said:
Excellent information & image!
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greetings, Tomas
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Giovamag, on January 30, said:
Graziose queste costruzioni.
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Fernão Silver, on March 10, said:
Beautiful Picture and building. LIKE 92. Greetings from Lisbon´Lisboa
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Balek48, on March 14, said:
Kedves Ana: Kitűnő felvétel. 7* LIKE..30 Gratulálok az önök pápájához. Üdvözlettel. Ferenc
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nyxaaa@msn.com, on April 13, said:
完美的拍摄.喜欢.
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Zygmunt Czarnecki, on April 22, said:
Excellent photo. LIKE
Greetings Zygmunt.
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ch' caf', on April 23, said:
So beautiful temples! I like it! Saludos, Christian
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ちょぴぐ, 5 days ago, said:
Landscape that attracts the mind!!
ちょぴぐ Greetings from Japan。
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