Luang Prabang

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Luang Prabang Laos North Laos

Description

19° 53′ 51″ N, 102° 8′ 35″ E

Luang Prabang, formerly the capital of the Kingdom of Laos, is a city located in north central Laos, on the Mekong River. The capital was moved in 1560 by King Setthathirath I to Vientiane. The city belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Main Sights

Ho Kham: The Royal Palace
Phu Si: 328 steps to the summit
Vat Mai Suvannaphumaham (1821)
Vat Visunarat (1513)
Vat Xieng Thong (1560)

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Laos, officially the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the north-west, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the… [Read more]

Luang Prabang380 photos North Laos403 photos South Laos269 photos Vientiane110 photos