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unusual facts about Royal Palace, Luang Prabang


Phia Sing

Chaleunsilp Phia Sing (Luang Prabang, c. 1898-1967) was royal chef and master of ceremonies to the kings of Laos, and in this capacity he worked at the Royal Palace in Luang Prabang.


Ada Madssen

The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design owns three of her works, and she is also known for statues of Queen Maud near the Royal Palace, Oslo (erected 1959) and Camilla Collett at Eidsvoll (erected 1977).

Ars Ensis

In order to test members' fencing skills the association organizes an annual AE tournament called Lovagi Torna (Chivalric Tournament) held at different historic locations, for instance the old royal residence in Visegrád, and also a series of fencing opportunities called Liga (League) with its finals at the last training of a given year, AE's Christmas Workout.

Ban Houayxay

Probably the most popular means of transport are boats (speed and slow boats, freighters, luxury cruisers for tourists and others) running down the Mekong to Pakbeng, Luang Prabang and other destinations.

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

He was assigned the task of conquering Laotian kingdoms in 1778 and all the three kingdoms (Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Champasak) fell to the Siamese in the same year.

Chulalongkorn

In 1893 Auguste Pavie, the French vice-consul of Luang Prabang, requested the cession of all Laotian lands east of the Mekong River.

Cratloe

The oak trees from this forest provided the timbers for the roofs of London's Westminster Hall and the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.

Emilio Scanavino

Between 1973 and 1974 Kunsthalle of Darmstadt exhibited a huge antological exposition that, with some small variation, was also showed in 1974 at Venice's Palazzo Grassi and Milan's Royal Palace.

Fister

The architect, Hans Linstow (1787-1851) designed several churches in Norway, in addition to the Royal Palace, Oslo.

Georg Ræder

A painting by Knud Bergslien from 1874 depicting this ceremony is located at the Royal Palace in Oslo.

Haplogroup O-M122

In a paper published in 2012, O3*-M122(xO3a-P200) Y-DNA was found in 12% (3/25) of a sample of Lao males from Luang Prabang, Laos.

Helleland

The architect was Hans Linstow (1787-1851) who also designed the Royal Palace in Oslo and much of the surrounding park and the street Karl Johans gate.

History of Isan

During late 18th century to early 19th century, there was also struggle between the three Lao kingdoms of Luang Prabang, Vientiane and the newly founded Champassak.

Hooded Crow

The Hooded Crow is one of the 37 Norwegian birds depicted in the Bird Room of the Royal Palace in Oslo.

Lao language

According to some, most dialects of Lao and Isan have six tones, those of Luang Prabang have five.

Lao PDR Customs

Lao Customs operates regional offices in many towns and cities, including offices located in: Attapeu, Bokeo, Bolikhamsay, Champassack, Huaphanh, Khammuane, Luang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Phongsaly, Saravanne, Savannnakhet,

Luang

Luang Prabang, a city and former royal capital located in north central Laos

Luigi Malice

In 1992 he presented a one-man show, "Percorsi 1965–1992" ("Itineraries 1965–1992"), at the Royal Palace, Naples.

Maha Sura Singhanat

During 1771 - 1781, Surasi joined his brother in massive campaigns subjugating the Laotian kingdoms of Vientiane, Luang Prabang, and Champasak, and Cambodia.

Myat Paya Lat

Born at the Royal Palace to Thibaw and Supayalat, Mandalay, the princess married at the Collector’s Bungalow, Ratnagiri, Bombay, India, 20 February 1917, Khin Maung Lat Burma Raja Sahib, Private Secretary to Ex-King Thibaw, sometime Officer in the Indian Police, a nephew of King Thibaw and son of the "Duke and Duchess" of Ngape and Mindat.

Nan, Thailand

By the end of the -14th century Nan was one of the nine northern Thai-Lao principalities that comprised Lan Na Thai (now Lanna) and the city state flourished throughout the 15th century under the name Chiang Klang (Middle City), a reference to its position roughly midway between Chiang Mai (New City) and Chiang Thong (Golden City, which is today's Luang Prabang).

There is much evidence of prehistoric habitation, but it wasn't until several small mueang united to form Nanthaburi on the Nan river in the mid-14th century - contemporary with the creation of Luang Prabang and the Lan Xang (Million Elephants) kingdom in Laos - that the city became a power to be taken into account.

This small wat diagonally opposite Wat Phra That Chang Kham is composed of a distinctive Lanna/Lan Xang-style chedi with four Buddha niches, a wooden hàw trai - now used as a kùti (monk cell) - and a noteworthy bot with a Luang Prabang-style carved wooden veranda.

Northern midlands and mountainous

Northern midlands and mountainous is bordered by 2 provinces of Southern China: Guangxi and Yunnan to the north; 3 provinces of Upper Laos: Phongsali, Luang Prabang, Hua Phan to the west; Red River Delta to the southeast; North Central Coast to the southwest; Gulf of Tonkin to the east.

Pakbeng

Pak Beng (Lao: ປາກແບ່ງ) is a small village in Laos, located on the Mekong River about halfway between the Thai border at Huay Xai and Luang Prabang, Laos.

Palace of Zarzuela

The Royal Palace in the centre of Madrid, the former principal residence of the Spanish kings, is the official residence of the King, although it is only used for state occasions.

Park metro station

Several places of interest other than the park itself lie near this station: the Royal Palace, the house of the Prime Minister, the Royal Theatre of the Park, and the United States embassy.

Piazza del Plebiscito

Located very closely to the gulf of Naples, it is bounded on the east by the Royal Palace and on the west by the church of San Francesco di Paola with colonnades extending to both sides.

Royal Palace, Phnom Penh

At the time that King Norodom (1860–1904) the eldest son of King Ang Duong, who ruled on behalf of Siam, signed the Treaty of Protection with France in 1863, the capital of Cambodia resided at Oudong, about 45 kilometers northeast of Phnom Penh.

It was not until after the implementation of the French Protectorate in Cambodia in 1863 that the capital was moved from Oudong to Phnom Penh, and the current Royal Palace was founded and constructed.

The palace has various gardens with tropical flowers and plants, such as Allamanda cathartica, Couroupita guianensis and Jatropha integerrima.

In 1813, King Ang Chan (1796–1834) constructed Banteay Kev (the 'Crystal Citadel') on the site of the current Royal Palace and stayed there very briefly before moving to Oudong.

On the year of 1865, year of the cow, at nine o'clock in the morning, King Norodom moved the Royal court from Oudong to the new Royal Palace in Phnom Penh and the city became the official capital of Cambodia the following year.

Royal Swedish Opera

It lies on the North side of the Norrström river and is connected to the Royal Palace through the Norrbro bridge.

Sanam Luang

It was written in the Royal Chronicle as follow that : "In front of Wat Mahathat, Sanam Luang lies between the Royal Palace and the Front Palace. When royal cremation was held at the Phra Men Ground, the pyre set up in the centre with the Royal Palace Pavilion to the south and the one of the Prince of the Front Palace to the north. The music from the Royal Palace and from the Palace to the Front would be played on opposite sides of Sanam Luang".

Shwenandaw Monastery

Shwenandaw Monastery is the single remaining major original structure of the original Royal Palace today.

Skeppsbron

Skeppsbron (Swedish: "The Ship's Bridge") is both a street and a quay in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, stretching from the bridge Strömbron in front of the Royal Palace southward to Slussen.

Teatro di San Carlo

It is located adjacent to the central Piazza del Plebiscito, and connected to the Royal Palace.


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