Luang Prabang is recognized by UNESCO as an outstanding example of the fusion of traditional Lao urban architecture with European colonial structures, preserved largely intact. It was the royal capital of Laos until 1975.
Record no. MRB-2026-006515
Luang Prabang, Best-Preserved Traditional Urban Settlement in Southeast Asia
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