Wat Xieng Thong is the most beautiful and wondrous wat of Luang Prabang. Originally built in 1560 by King Say Setthathirat, it survived numerous invasions. The "red chapel" contains a rare old statue of a reclining Buddha. The glass mosaics on the external buildings were commissioned in the 1950s and depict of popular folk tales and Buddhist history. One building contains the royal funerary chariot of King Sisavang Vong with its seven-headed naga, carved by venerated Lao sculptor Thid Tun. The doors have beautiful carved and gilt portrayals, and other Asian art sculptures and Buddha carvings are to be found inside.
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