Wat Xayaphoum Temple
Wat Xayaphoum Temple
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pierremichelshanghai
Bangkok, Thailand1,250 contributions
May 2016 • Solo
Wat Xayaphoum is located in the city centre, along the Mekong river. It was erected in 1542 and is a classical example of the traditional Savannakhet architecture. The temple compound is quite big, including a Buddhist monk school and a facility producing Buddhist handicrafts. The whole atmosphere is very peaceful and the compound has several century old trees.
Written May 26, 2016
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Bernard B
Paris, France505 contributions
Mar 2018 • Solo
Yet another Buddhist temple, nice to visit if you've not seen many temples. I liked the lived-in atmosphere, not too restored. I wasn't enthused by the many mangy barking dogs...
Written March 19, 2018
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Claudio Z.
Bologna, Italy4,326 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
Beautiful temple on the Mekong River. Very peaceful atmosphere.
You can visit and take beautiful photos
You can visit and take beautiful photos
Written November 18, 2018
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Claudio Z.
Bologna, Italy4,326 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
Beautiful temple near the River. Very peaceful. Inside a school and a school for buddhism. 112 years old
Written November 15, 2018
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Tam Le Vietnam
Hoi An, Vietnam206 contributions
Mar 2018 • Friends
Location is so close to Mekong river, so cool with winds. Interesting architecture makes me enjoy my trip perfectly. Especially, we met a monk who is just 17 years old and friendly. He told us many stories of Buddha and his temple. So fantastic!!
Written April 28, 2018
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Doctorbailey
57 contributions
Aug 2017 • Solo
Another large sprawling Buddhist temple in the center of a city. Must have consumed more than 10-20% of the money from the city over the years. Not much to see unless you haven't seen a typical buddhist temple before. Lots of seriously mangy and probably dangerous street dogs, rubbish, and foul odors. Be careful of the thieves in monks robes. Many will approach you for donations, dinner, drinking, propositions of sex, money to study in Thailand, or whatever. Try asking them some serious questions and they will bugger off.
Written August 15, 2017
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Lanzdona
Don Det, Laos36 contributions
Feb 2017 • Couples
We were most impressed with this Wat because of the High School on the Temple grounds. The young apprentice monks want to practice their English as you tour the grounds. The temples are in repair or building, so it is a bit rough in places. The temples and flowers are lovely tho.
Written February 14, 2017
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Steve W
Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand77 contributions
Oct 2016 • Family
Lots more happening here than the usual temple; home to school and Buddha image manufacturing.
Interesting to see the concrete structures growing step by step.
Plenty of shade, our visit was late afternoon and it was reasonably cool.
Interesting to see the concrete structures growing step by step.
Plenty of shade, our visit was late afternoon and it was reasonably cool.
Written October 27, 2016
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Sirchai
Sisaket, Thailand65 contributions
May 2017 • Business
It's nice to see the old architecture and using your imagination, you can easily see what it looked like a long time ago.
The location is nice and even some shade in the summer heat is welcome. It's worth to go there when you're in Sawannkhet anyway, but not worth just to drive to Laos to see this temple.
The location is nice and even some shade in the summer heat is welcome. It's worth to go there when you're in Sawannkhet anyway, but not worth just to drive to Laos to see this temple.
Written May 7, 2017
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Bryan H
Portland, OR1,694 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
Although we did see the rhino and camel as one reviewer noted, we didn't see all the Lao people. It was virtually deserted when we went! I would also agree with another reviewer that there are a lot of different buildings and activities packed into the compound. Nothing really caught my attention in a big way, but I was pulled into all the memorable details. There's an exit straight out to a view of the river that was nice. Check it out if you're hotel is nearby!
Written January 23, 2017
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