Wat Phou (Vat Phou) in southern Laos – officially known as the Lao ... recognised by Unesco in 2001 as the Champasak Cultural Landscape, is one of Asia’s most important religious sites.

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 ...

In February 2003, the Regional Advisor for Culture in the Asia-Pacific Region of UNESCO Bangkok, inquired about the status of the planned road project with relevant government officials of Laos ...