| Wat Xieng Thong | |
|---|---|
Lao: ວັດຊຽງທອງ Xieng Thong Ratsavoravihanh, or Volavihan, the "Golden City or Golden Tree Monastery" | |
 Wat Xieng Thong Sim | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Luang Prabang, Laos |
| Country | Laos |
  Shown within Laos | |
| Geographic coordinates | 19°53′51″N 102°8′35″E / 19.89750°N 102.14306°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | 1559 |
| Completed | 1560 |
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Wat Xieng Thong (Lao: ວັດຊຽງທອງ, pronounced [wāt síaŋ.tʰɔ́ːŋ]; "Temple of the Golden City") is a Buddhist temple (vat or wat) on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Prabang, Laos.[1]: 264 Built between 1559 and 1560 by King Setthathirath, Wat Xieng Thong is one of the most important of Lao monasteries and remains a significant monument to the spirit of religion, royalty and traditional art.
- ^ Lall, Vikram. The Golden Lands: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam / Vikram Lall ; Editorial Direction Joan Foo Mahony. New York, NY: Abbeville Press Publishers. Print.