Donations to renovate Lao stupa

VIENTIANE Vientiane’s Information, Culture and Tourism Department calls on the public to make donations to fund the renovation of Phra That Luang, a national symbol in the capital city.

Lao News Agency reported that the official launch of the donations campaign for the Phra That Luang Renovation Project will take place, 4 September, at That Luang Square.

This will be the fourth major renovation at Phra That Luang. Other renovations were undertaken in 1819, 1930, 1976, 1993, and 1996, according to the department director, Khampradith Khemmanith.

The renovation of Phra That Luang will cost an estimated USD1.24 million.

Pha That Luang is a gold-leaf and gold-painted Buddhist stupa built in the year 1566 in the centre of Vientiane, Laos.

It is generally regarded as the most important religious monument in Laos and a national symbol.

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