West of the river on the main highway is the late 19th-century temple, more commonly known as Wat Thong. An old sǐm (ordination hall) features an arched and colonnaded verandah, and has a washed pastel stucco relief on the front. This was the wat used by Champasak's royal family, and the thâat kádųuk here contain the ashes of King Nyutthitham (died 1885), Chao Ratsadanai (died 1946) and Chao Boun Oum (died 1975), among other royalty.
