country. Laos
year of inscription. 1995 (modification: 2013)
criteria. Cultural
The Town of Luang Prabang is located in the province of the same name. Formerly known as Muang Sua, and, later, Xieng Thong, it was the capital of Lan Xang and thence, the centre of Buddhism in the region. Following the establishment of the French Protectorate of Laos in 1893, it once again become the capital, a role it would hold on to until 1946. Today, the town is known for its preserved architectural and artistic heritage, reflecting a fusion of traditional Lao and colonial European styles. This townscape is set against a natural landscape of a peninsula formed from the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers, with sacred Mount Phousi as the backdrop.
what. WHS visited (December 2016, November - December 2019)
[Canon EOS M50, 02 December 2019]
what. stamp (Laos, 2009)
what. stamp (Sri Lanka, 2017)
what. postcard (Laos, 2013)
what. postcard (Laos, 2019)
what. postcard (Laos, 2013)
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