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CulturalRef. 479

Luang Prabang

Cultural World Heritage property in Laos, inscribed in 1995 under criteria (ii), (iv), (v).

Luang Prabang, Laos
Photo: Shelly Zohar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Laos
Year of inscription
1995
Criteria
iiivv
Area of property
820 ha
Location
Luang Prabang Province
What it is
city, district of Laos
Elevation
305 m
Reference
WHC 479 · Wikidata Q190165

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Plain of Jars, Laos118 kmPlain of JarsLaos · 2019Cultural241 kmPhu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati periodThailand · 2024CulturalBan Chiang, Thailand290 kmBan ChiangThailand · 1992CulturalCultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er, China338 kmCultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’erChina · 2013CulturalCitadel of the Hồ Dynasty, Vietnam363 kmCitadel of the Hồ DynastyVietnam · 2011CulturalHonghe Hani Rice Terraces, China364 kmHonghe Hani Rice TerracesChina · 2013Cultural
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