1993
Vientiane
Downtown
Vientiane, "City of the Moon," is a quiet
place. The building on the left
was built by Russia, but never occupied due to design defects.
Traditional Lao Buddhist Sculpture
The "Calling for Rain" posture is never seen in other Southeast Asia Buddhist art traditions.
Pha That Luang (Great Sacred Stupa)
Legend has it that Ashokan missionaries from India
erected a stupa here to enclose a
breastbone of the Buddha as early as the 3rd Century BC, but this is
unconfirmed.
Outside Vientiane
Ornate Shrine
An ornate shrine on the road to Ang Nam Ngum.