The city of Luang Prabang and its many temples are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with Wat Xieng Thong Temple being the most famous of these temples. It was built in 1560 and has been the site of coronation ceremonies of a long line of kings. Laos is a devout, mainly Theravada Buddhist country, and its temples are symbolic of its townscape as well as of the faith of its people.