Haw Pha Kaeo

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Red-roofed Lao temple hall with gilded columns and a red staircase at the end of a brick garden path.

Once a royal temple built specifically to house the famed Emerald Buddha, Haw Pha Kaeo is today a rather dusty, lackluster national museum of religious art. It is across the street from the entrance to Wat Si Saket. The main hall contains a small mix of Khmer carvings, Lao Buddhas and relics from temples around town.

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