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PMR-D2201 Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Haw Pha Bang Buddhist Temple, newly built to house the historic Pha Bang, an 83 cm-tall gold-alloy Buddha, after which the whole city is named. It arrived in 1512, was twice carried off to Thailand, but was returned by Rama IV in 1867. View of the richly decorated door and portico, with Nagas lining the steps. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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Upload Date: 2014-04-27 09:33:42
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Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Haw Pha Bang Buddhist Temple, newly

built to house the historic Pha Bang, an 83 cm-tall gold-alloy Buddha, after which the whole city is named. It arrived in 1512, was twice carried off to Thailand, but was returned by Rama IV in 1867. View of the richly decorated door and portico, with Nagas lining the steps.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong