The main Buddha image of Vat Manorom.before sitting in the old Sim behind the new one.this image is about 6m high and weighs an estimated two tonnes,the Buddha's arms reportedly came off during French and Thai armies.the Lao later reconstructed the missing arms with cement.now sitting inside the main Sim.city annals say it was founded in 1375 on the site of a smaller temple established by King Fa Ngum.occupies possibly the oldest temple site in Luangprabang.the decaying Sim held the Pra Bang from 1502 to 1513. This photo was taken in 1954.(text from Lao Lonely plannet).
Original material consists of: monochrome halftone print.
