Ancient Luang PrabangTakes the reader to the mist-shrouded mountains of northern Laos to this remote town of glittering Buddhist temples and barefoot monks, a treasure trove of sacred art and fascinating combination of traditional Lao architecture and elegant colonial buildings which helped to make it a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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19th century architecture bamboo Bangkok Buddha images Buddha statue Buddhist building built Cambodia carved cho faa colour columns Courtesy University decorated deities depicting dharma wheels dok so faa eave brackets elephant entrance Fa Ngum floor French colonial front gable gilded gold stencils golden Henri Mouhot Hmong Kham Khan river khene Khmer Khong kinaree kingdom Lak Phra Lam Lan Na Lane Xang Location lotus Luang Prabang Style Mekong river Monk's living quarter monks mosaic motifs Muang murals nagas Ngum old photo Opposite ornate Oun Kham painted Pak Ou caves Phetsarath Photthisarat Phra Lak Phra Prince Rama Ramayana reign of King restored Royal Palace sacred Sakkarine Road Savang Vatthana Setthathirat shutters silk silver Souvannaphouma stilts stucco Stupa symbol temple Thailand traditional trees UNESCO University of Illinois verandah Vientiane Vietnam villa walls Wat Aham Wat That Luang Wat Visoun Wat Xieng Thong wooden ວັດ