Route
Lao and Cambodian Theravada–Mahayana monuments along the Mekong cultural sphere.
Links Pha That Luang, Luang Prabang’s Wat Xieng Thong, and Angkor’s Bayon and Angkor Wat.
4 mapped anchors on the circuit.
1Pha That LuangLaosGolden national stupa of Laos in Vientiane — emblem of Lao Buddhist identity.
2Wat Xieng ThongLaosJewel of Luang Prabang’s royal temple architecture on the Mekong confluence.
3BayonCambodiaState temple of Angkor Thom with the famous smiling face-towers of Jayavarman VII.Bayon → Angkor Wat· ~3 km / 2 mi
4Angkor WatCambodiaKhmer temple-mountain later embraced as a Buddhist pilgrimage landscape.
