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Satellite View and Map of Vat Phou Temple Ruins, Laos


Ruins of a Khmer sanctuary near Champasak
Ruins of a Khmer sanctuary near Champasak, in Southern Laos.

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About Vat Phou


Buddha head with Nagas at the Vat Phou museum
Khmer Hindu temple ruin at Champasak in Southern Laos
Khmer Hindu temple ruin at Champasak in Southern Laos.
Image: kk nationsonline.org

The satellite view shows Vat Phou within the Champasak Cultural Landscape, a ruined Khmer Hindu temple complex from the 11th to 13th-centuries and a world heritage site in southern Laos. Vat Phou is located at the foot of Mount Phu Kao (Lingaparvata), about 6 km west from the Mekong river in the Champasak province.

The Champasak Cultural Landscape, including the Vat Phou Temple complex, is a more than 1,000 years old well-preserved planned landscape. Two planned cities on the banks of the Mekong River are also part of the site, as well as Phou Kao mountain.

The conceptual design of the sanctuary is to express the Hindu vision of the relationship between nature and humanity. For that, the ancient architects used an axis from the mountain top to the Mekong river bank to lay out a geometric pattern of temples, shrines, and waterworks extending over some 10 km.

Vat Phou was a part of the Khmer empire, centered on Angkor. Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.

On the satellite view, one can see the artificial water basins as well as the ruins of the South and the North Palace.


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Google Map: Searchable map and satellite view of Vat Phou, Laos.

Monument Coordinates: 14°50′54″N 105°49′20″E

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