The lowest level of Wat Phu southern Laos with the collapsed pavilions once used for worship and meetings
Wat Phu is a spectacular mountain temple on three levels near Champasak the old French administrative centre It is believed to date from around the 7th century but its heyday came with the Khmer empire at the time of Angkor when it was a centre of learning and enlightenment Today it is a place of worship for Buddhists It is being restored with the help of international money and Unesco
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