Possibly the oldest temple still standing in Vientiane, Wat Si Saket was once used as a headquarters by the invading Siam. Today, it houses more than 2000 Buddha statues of clay and silver. It also houses a small museum, despite still being an active temple.

After visiting the Ho Phrakeo Museum, we came across this small temple and decided to take a look inside. Inside we found several Buddha statues lining the walls outside. Several of them were life-sized, but most were miniatures carefully placed in small alcoves behind the larger statues.

Seeing so many Buddha statues in one place makes this temple worth a visit. Each one is unique in terms of detail and state of preservation, so you could spend a long time if you wanted to take it all in.

This temple acts, in part, as a temple. What descriptions of artefacts there are focus on the preserved supports and roof decorations there are, many of them hanging from the modern day roof of the temple.

Of course, the Sim still acts as a place of worship, and you need to remove your shoes to go inside. No pictures are allowed in this part of the temple so, as with Ho Phrakeo, you’ll need to journey to Vientiane to see it for yourself.