#Vat Phou (temple)

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by Bâ„®n on Flickr.The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vat Phou, hidden in the jungle of Laos and rediscovered in 1914.

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Angkor to Ayutthaya: Tracing the Khmer Empire's Legacy

Explore the rise and fall of the Khmer Empire, its architectural wonders, and the mysteries of its decline through iconic sites like Angkor Wat.

via The Star, 29 January 2024: The Khmer Empire, flourishing from the 9th to the 15th centuries, once dominated Southeast Asia, leaving behind architectural marvels like Angkor Wat. This article highlights some of the major Angkorian sites which can be found not only in Cambodia, but in neighbouring Thailand and Laos as well. The Khmer Empire was one of the most powerful in the region from the…

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by Bâ„®n on Flickr.The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vat Phou, hidden in the jungle of Laos and rediscovered in 1914.

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by Bâ„®n on Flickr.The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vat Phou, hidden in the jungle of Laos and rediscovered in 1914.

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by Bâ„®n on Flickr.The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vat Phou, hidden in the jungle of Laos and rediscovered in 1914.

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by Bâ„®n on Flickr.The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vat Phou, hidden in the jungle of Laos and rediscovered in 1914.

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by Bâ„®n on Flickr.The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vat Phou, hidden in the jungle of Laos and rediscovered in 1914.

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How to go to Vat Phou temple @Haliscelife

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Vat Phou is a pre-Angkor Temple Complex located in the Laos region. It is an original architectural model for the popular temple complex named Angkor Wat located in Cambodia. The final image depicted a stone crafted into a crocodile shape and used for human sacrification.

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[ad_1] By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Lao PDR Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane and congratulated on successfully hosting the 21st ASEAN-India and 19th East Asia Summits. They held productive talks on strengthening India-Laos civilizational and contemporary ties. Both leaders discussed various areas of bilateral cooperation such as development partnership, capacity building, disaster management, renewable energy, heritage restoration, economic ties, defence collaboration, and people-to-people ties. PM Siphandone thanked Mr Modi for India’s flood relief assistance provided to Lao PDR in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. They noted that the ongoing restoration and conservation of Vat Phou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, under Indian assistance by the Archaeological Survey of India imparts a special dimension to bilateral ties. Both leaders expressed satisfaction at the close cooperation between the countries in regional and multilateral fora. Siphandone reaffirmed India’s role on the international stage. India has strongly supported Lao PDR’s Chairmanship of ASEAN for 2024. MoUs/ Agreements in the fields of defence, broadcasting, Customs cooperation, and three Quick Impact Projects under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation were exchanged in the presence of the two leaders, according to Ministry of External affairs The QIPs relate to preservation of heritage of Lao Ramayan, restoration of Wat Pakea Buddhist temple with murals related to Ramayan, and support to shadow puppetry theatre on Ramayan in Champasak province. All three QIPs have a Government of India grant assistance of about $ 50000 each. India will also provide a grant assistance of about $ one million to improve nutrition security in Lao PDR. This assistance through the India UN Development Partnership Fund, will be the Fund’s first such project in South-East Asia. Modi also met his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra. This was the first meeting between them. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Lao PDR Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane and congratulated on successfully hosting the 21st ASEAN-India and 19th East Asia Summits. They held productive talks on strengthening India-Laos civilizational and contemporary ties. Both leaders discussed various areas of bilateral cooperation such as development partnership, capacity building, disaster management, renewable energy, heritage restoration, economic ties, defence collaboration, and people-to-people ties. PM Siphandone thanked Mr Modi for India’s flood relief assistance provided to Lao PDR in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. They noted that the ongoing restoration and conservation of Vat Phou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, under Indian assistance by the Archaeological Survey of India imparts a special dimension to bilateral ties. Both leaders expressed satisfaction at the close cooperation between the countries in regional and multilateral fora. Siphandone reaffirmed India’s role on the international stage. India has strongly supported Lao PDR’s Chairmanship of ASEAN for 2024. MoUs/ Agreements in the fields of defence, broadcasting, Customs cooperation, and three Quick Impact Projects under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation were exchanged in the presence of the two leaders, according to Ministry of External affairs The QIPs relate to preservation of heritage of Lao Ramayan, restoration of Wat Pakea Buddhist temple with murals related to Ramayan, and support to shadow puppetry theatre on Ramayan in Champasak province. All three QIPs have a Government of India grant assistance of about $ 50000 each. India will also provide a grant assistance of about $ one million to improve nutrition security in Lao PDR. This assistance through the India UN Development Partnership Fund, will be the Fund’s first such project in South-East Asia. Modi also met his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra. This was the first meeting between them. [ad_2] Source link

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𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞

Celebrations took place in Xieng Khuang province on Tuesday (Nov 29) to formally mark Unesco’s listing of the Plain of Jars as Laos’ third world heritage site.

The formal declaration of the Plain of Jars as a world heritage site took place during the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 10, 2019.

The ceremony in Xieng Khuang province was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Prof Dr Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune, the Deputy Governor of Xieng Khuang province, Sengviay Sengchalern, and representatives of Unesco in Bangkok, Thailand. Prof Dr Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune hits the drum to mark Unesco’s listing of the Plain of Jars as Laos’ third world heritage site.

Speaking at the event, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Suanesavanh Vignaket, said the Plain of Jars world heritage proposal involved 11 separate sites that contained 1,325 large and small ancient stone jars in the districts of Paek, Phaxay, Phoukoud and Kham.

The jars were carved from sandstone and granite, and their size ranges from very small to about three metres in height. They are thought to be 2,500 -3,000 years old. There are also a number of stone slabs, which are thought to be lids for the jars, or tombstones, while tools and other items of archaeological interest were found around the jars.

The Plain of Jars is located at the intersection of two major cultural systems during the Iron Age in South-East Asia and the area is known to be a place of migration within the region, resulting in trade and cultural exchanges, Suanesavanh said.

The recognition of the Megalithic Jar Sites by Unesco is expected to swell visitor numbers and bolster the economy of Xieng Khuang province. According to experts, the Plain of Jars comprises about 80 distinct sites but only 11 are included in the listed area as they have the highest concentration of stone jars. Jars have also been found in Phoukhoun district in Luang Prabang province, which borders Xieng Khuang province.

Three large sites in Paek district are particularly popular with visitors. The first site is 15km southwest of the provincial capital Phonsavanh, and has about 300 jars. The second site is 25km south of Phonsavanh and contains about 90 jars spread over two hills.

The third site is 35km southeast of Phonsavanh and has about 150 jars. Laos achieved Unesco recognition of its first world heritage site in 1995 when Luang Prabang’s old town was nominated for listing. The second followed in 2001 when the Vat Phou temple complex in Champassak province was declared a world heritage site.

The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism is currently working on a submission to Unesco with regard to the Hin Namno National Protected Area, otherwise known as the Stone Karst Formation Forest, in Khammuan province. Source: https://www.thestar.com.my

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Vat Phou Temple Restoration Highlights India-Laos Cultural Ties

India restores Vat Phou UNESCO site in Laos, enhancing cultural ties and preserving the ancient Hindu temple. #southeastasianarchaeology #Laos #India #UNESCO #templerestoration

via The News Mill, 03 July 2024: India is leading the restoration of the Vat Phou UNESCO World Heritage site in Laos, strengthening cultural ties between the two nations. This collaboration, spearheaded by the Archaeological Survey of India, aims to preserve the ancient Hindu temple and its historical significance. ‘Vat Phou’ is an ancient Hindu temple, for the restoration of which, a team from…

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𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞

Celebrations took place in Xieng Khuang province on Tuesday (Nov 29) to formally mark Unesco’s listing of the Plain of Jars as Laos’ third world heritage site.

The formal declaration of the Plain of Jars as a world heritage site took place during the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 10, 2019.

The ceremony in Xieng Khuang province was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Prof Dr Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune, the Deputy Governor of Xieng Khuang province, Sengviay Sengchalern, and representatives of Unesco in Bangkok, Thailand.

Prof Dr Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune hits the drum to mark Unesco’s listing of the Plain of Jars as Laos’ third world heritage site.

Speaking at the event, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Suanesavanh Vignaket, said the Plain of Jars world heritage proposal involved 11 separate sites that contained 1,325 large and small ancient stone jars in the districts of Paek, Phaxay, Phoukoud and Kham.

The jars were carved from sandstone and granite, and their size ranges from very small to about three metres in height. They are thought to be 2,500 -3,000 years old.

There are also a number of stone slabs, which are thought to be lids for the jars, or tombstones, while tools and other items of archaeological interest were found around the jars.

The Plain of Jars is located at the intersection of two major cultural systems during the Iron Age in South-East Asia and the area is known to be a place of migration within the region, resulting in trade and cultural exchanges, Suanesavanh said.

The recognition of the Megalithic Jar Sites by Unesco is expected to swell visitor numbers and bolster the economy of Xieng Khuang province.

According to experts, the Plain of Jars comprises about 80 distinct sites but only 11 are included in the listed area as they have the highest concentration of stone jars.

Jars have also been found in Phoukhoun district in Luang Prabang province, which borders Xieng Khuang province.

Three large sites in Paek district are particularly popular with visitors. The first site is 15km southwest of the provincial capital Phonsavanh, and has about 300 jars.

The second site is 25km south of Phonsavanh and contains about 90 jars spread over two hills. The third site is 35km southeast of Phonsavanh and has about 150 jars.

Laos achieved Unesco recognition of its first world heritage site in 1995 when Luang Prabang’s old town was nominated for listing. The second followed in 2001 when the Vat Phou temple complex in Champassak province was declared a world heritage site.

The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism is currently working on a submission to Unesco with regard to the Hin Namno National Protected Area, otherwise known as the Stone Karst Formation Forest, in Khammuan province. Source: https://www.thestar.com.my

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“Laos is a country that we know little about, it is only in recent years that the nation has opened to the outside world. But the country has many important archaeological sites, amongst the most renowned in Southeast Asia .  One of the most significant and important is Vat Phou, the ruins of a Khmer Hindu temple complex, which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.”

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by Bâ„®n on Flickr.The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vat Phou, hidden in the jungle of Laos and rediscovered in 1914.