, ordered a new temple to appear in the lazy area especially for the legendary statues of the emerald buddha here prokel was to become the main temple of laos for all time, but fate decreed otherwise during the siamese invasion in 1779 of the emerald buddha as the main and most revered relic of laos. as a war trophy, the thais took it to bangkok in the capital of thailand and it is still located to this day, and in otprokio the military people it has long ceased to be a temple, it has been turned into a museum, which contains a rich collection of masterpieces of buddhist art, gilded doors and windows, fine stone carvings, covered with noble patina numerous statues. buddha, the ancient building and the treasures stored in it carry the spirit of southeast asia, mysterious and romantic, and endo-china. potusai is the victory park laid out in the center of the lao capital, the vovinyans take care of it, especially diligently. we ended up here at the end of the dry season, when there had been no rain for several months. and here are well-kept green lawns, which is a rarity at this time of the yea