A monk works to repair the roof of Wat Xieng Thong, built in 1560 by King Setthathirath.The temple was under royal patronage during the Kingdom of Laos. Luang Prabang. In the late 1800s, French colonial powers and the Lao aristocracy of Vientiane developed a new architectural fusion in Luang Prabang, inspired by local temples and materials, and French and Indochine architecture. The French brought in skilled Vietnamese builders to build two-storey villas throughout the town.
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