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Temples, temples and more temples. Still, there is more to the town Luang Prabang in northern Laos than that.
The UNESCO World Heritage List includes more than a thousand properties with outstanding universal value. They are all part of the world’s cultural and natural heritage.
Official facts
- Country: Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Date of Inscription: 1995
- Category: Cultural site
UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre’s short description of site no. 479:
“Luang Prabang is an outstanding example of the fusion of traditional architecture and Lao urban structures with those built by the European colonial authorities in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its unique, remarkably well-preserved townscape illustrates a key stage in the blending of these two distinct cultural traditions.”
My visit
A splendid city with wonderful temples. Here is an extract from my 2009 blog post:
“In the last temple a young man came over to me. A monk or apprentice rather at the age of 16. He was midterm in his four years of monk-school and wanted to practice his English. He came from further up north and wished he later would get a scholarship to go to university in the capital. I wished him good luck at least, although he might have wanted me to see to his scholarship.”
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