Historical relics of damaged Buddhist sculptures located at the northern end of inner cloister at Pha That Luang.
Pha That Luang has been attacked by Burmese invaders in the 16th century as well as by the Siamese during 18th century and the temple is always the main target of looting and indiscriminate destruction.
King Jayavoraman VII was the ruler of ancient Cham Kingdom.
The Pha That Luang Stupa,the most important Buddhist Temple in Vientiane and national symbol of Laos.
The grand stupa is surrounded by thirty smaller stupas with ashes of Lord Buddha inside.
Beneath the grand stupa lies a smaller pyramid stupa believed to be part of a Hindu Temple which during the early centuries was partly ruled by the Khmer Empire.
