| Wat Si Saket | |
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Lao:ວັດສີສະເກດ | |
 Wat Si Saket | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Lan Xang Road,Vientiane |
| Country | Laos |
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| Geographic coordinates | 17°57′47″N102°36′42″E / 17.96306°N 102.61167°E /17.96306; 102.61167 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | 1818 |
Wat Si Saket (Lao:ວັດສີສະເກດ,pronounced[wātsǐː.sā.kèːt]) is aBuddhistwat inVientiane,Laos. It is situated onLan Xang Road, on the corner withSetthathirat Road, to the northwest ofHaw Phra Kaew, which formerly held theEmerald Buddha.[1]
Wat Si Saket was built in 1818 on the order of KingAnouvong (Sethathirath V.)Si is derived from the Sanskrit title of venerationSri, prefixed to the name ofWat Saket in Bangkok, which was renamed by Anouvong's contemporary, KingRama I. Wat Si Saket was built in a contemporary style of Buddhist architecture at the time, with a surroundingterrace and an ornate five-tiered roof, which may have kept it safe, since the armies of Siam thatsacked Vientiane following Anouvong's rebellion in 1827 used the compound as their headquarters and lodging place. It may be the oldest temple still standing in Vientiane. TheFrench colonial government restored Wat Si Saket in 1924 and again in 1930.
Wat Si Saket features acloister wall with more than 2,000 ceramic and silverBuddha images. The temple also houses amuseum.
Abstract The study of Thailand and Laos relations through the perspectives of Vientiane Sisaket temple and Rattanakosin Emerald Buddha is to investigate (1) the relations between Siam and Lao kingdoms in the Sukhothai period, and early Rattanakosin period (kings Rama I-III) ....
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