Wat Sop Sickharam

Wat Sop Sickharam is a Buddhist temple in Luang Prabang Province, Laos. Wat Sop Sickharam is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Wat Senesoukharam, as well as near Wat Sirimoungkhoun Sayaram.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wat Senesoukharam and Wat Xieng Thong.

Wat Senesoukharam

Buddhist temple

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wat Sen also known as Wat Sene Souk Haram is a Buddhist temple, located in Luang Phrabang, Laos. It is one of several dozen temples in the ancient capital.

Wat Xieng Thong

Buddhist temple

Photo: Nikopol, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wat Xieng Thong is a Buddhist temple on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Prabang, Laos. 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. Wat Xieng Thong is situated 210 metres northeast of Wat Sop Sickharam.

Luangprabang National Museum

Photo: wm archiv, CC BY 2.0.

The Royal Palace in Luang Prabang, Laos, was built in 1904 during the French colonial era for King Sisavang Vong and his family. The site for the palace was chosen so that official visitors to Luang Prabang could disembark from their river voyages directly below the palace and be received there. Luangprabang National Museum is situated 1 km southwest of Wat Sop Sickharam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.5.

Luang Prabang, historically known as Xieng Thong, and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Luang Prabang Province in north-central Laos.

Wat Sop Sickharam

Type: Buddhist temple
Also known as: “ວັດສົບສິກຂາຣາມ”
Categories: building, temple, place of worship, and religion
Location: Luang Prabang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

19.8958° or 19° 53′ 45″ north

Longitude

102.14212° or 102° 8′ 32″ east

Open location code

7PF4V4WR+8R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 374821396

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=temple

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