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Wat Sisaket is the oldest temple in Vientiane and the only one to survive the sacking of the city by the Thais in 1827. Over 2,000 silver and ceramic Buddha images are housed in these alcoves of the cloister wall.

Wat Sisaket is the oldest temple in Vientiane and the only one to survive the sacking of the city by the Thais in 1827. Over 2,000 silver and ceramic Buddha images are housed in these alcoves of the cloister wall.

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