VAT THONG

Behind the former palace of Boun Oum, Vat Thong is a temple housing stupas containing the relics of Champassak's princely family, notably those of King Nyutthitham, who died in 1885, and those of the last king, Chao Ratsadanay (1874-1945). He was succeeded by his eldest son, Boun Oum. He renounced the throne in favor of King Sisavang Vong of Luang Prabang. Most of these funerary monuments take the form of a tall pillar topped by a lotus bud. One of the city's most interesting temples.