Luang Prabang. Novice Buddhist monks come to lodge in the town's temples whilst learning the life of a monk, such as here at Wat Paphai 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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