The chapel of the eighteen elbows Buddha statue at Vat Saen Sukharam was built between 1972 to 1980 by Sathou Nyai Khamchan Virachitta Mahathera, the abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam.
"Original material is held by the Buddhist Archive of Photography, Luang Prabang. A very small number of items has been given back to Vat Saen Sukharam".