Laung Prabang UNESCO/ICOMOS Monitoring Mission Photo Gallery

Work station on the banks of the Mekong.

Meeting with researchers creating public access data base at Heritage House Information Centre

Rapid growth of Western tourism.

Destruction of natural drainage systems by guest house construction

Demolition of traditional Lao housing and replacement by modern concrete houses

Impact of densification on traditional settlement pattern

Proposed conversion of primary school and grounds to tourism complex

Encroachment of illegal structures into river banks

Proposed site of Chinese project to construct satellite city abutting the World Heritage site

Traditional villager blessing of guests