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The ornate gable.<br> Sightseeing in Vientiane picture - The original temple was built in 1565 by King Saya Setthathirath to conceal the Emerald Buddha (actually carved from jade) which is now in the Wat Phra Keo in Bangkok. The temple was destroyed during the Siamese invasion of 1828 & rebuilt by the French between 1936 and 1942.
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The original temple was built in 1565 by King Saya Setthathirath to conceal the Emerald Buddha (actually carved from jade) which is now in the Wat Phra Keo in Bangkok. The temple was destroyed during the Siamese invasion of 1828 & rebuilt by the French between 1936 and 1942.
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