My Missing Countries/ Sites List

Complete List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Missing and Received can be seen HERE
Showing posts with label Laos ?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laos ?. Show all posts

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Laos - Town of Luang Prabang

"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.” 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Laos - Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape

"The Champasak cultural landscape, including the Vat Phou Temple complex, is a remarkably well-preserved planned landscape more than 1,000 years old. It was shaped to express the Hindu vision of the relationship between nature and humanity, using an axis from mountain top to river bank to lay out a geometric pattern of temples, shrines and waterworks extending over some 10 km. Two planned cities on the banks of the Mekong River are also part of the site, as well as Phou Kao mountain. The whole represents a development ranging from the 5th to 15th centuries, mainly associated with the Khmer Empire." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...