Facing the viharn is the long narrow building for the practice of walking meditation:

Apparently only 4 temples in Luang Prabang have such a structure, & 3 of them are on this side of the Mekong (the other two being Wat Long Khoun & Wat Khok Phab). The cat has yet to come across any mention of similar structures in temples elsewhere - do they now exist only in Luang Prabang?
Like the viharn, this structure is also crumbling - parts of the roof are gone:


Instead of windows, it has only small openings along its length for ventilation, & a single door in the middle:

The floor of the interior was littered with bits & pieces of the roof & plaster that had cracked off the walls:

The wall facing the viharn is keeling over:


1 comment:
Has this building any other purpose? Is there anything inside,i.e. decorations ?
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