French: Vat Phou et les anciens établissements associés du paysage culturel de Champassak
The Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape is a World Heritage site in Lao People's Democratic Republic defined by the UNESCO in 2001 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 17 (130, 134, 76) in our monthly survey..

"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."
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