VAT
CHOUM KHONG

 

TEMPLE STYLE: LUANG PRABANG STYLE II
YEAR FOUNDED: 1843
BUILT BY: VENERABLE KEO

Vat Choum Khong’s name was derived from the Vat’s statue which, as the legend goes, was melted and cast from a bronze gong.

Historical photo of Vat Choum Khong

 

INTERESTING STORIES

 

Vat Choum Khong was built during the reign of King Soukhaseum.

Luang Prabang World Heritage Office