Southeast Asia

Many fans of Laotian art say that Luang Prabang’s Wat Xieng Thong is the most beautiful temple in the country.   It was built by

I’ve been looking forward to writing a series of articles on the Laotian Lan Xang kingdom. It was a fascinating cultural crossroads when its political

When the great Lao kingdom of Lan Xang was founded in the 14th century, its first king, Fa Ngum, brought the Buddhist faith up from

I just wrote several articles about Sukhothai art, and I hope you get addicted to it. But it also has a dark side.   This man

Angkor Wat commands but Sukhothai floats you through the heavens. Its central shrine, Wat Mahathat, isn’t big enough to dominate the perspective as you walk around

Thailand’s artistic heritage in Sukhothai enchanted me the first time I went there, in 2007. It impressed me as much as Angkor Wat, which I

Thais and Cambodians share a long border, but like French and Germans, their cultures have dramatically different traits. Some of Sukhothai’s temples blend both. Wat

King Jayavarman VII, the most prolific builder in the Khmer Empire’s history, added even more luster to Angkor by constructing two goliaths next to its

Angkor was one of the world’s largest cities in the Middle Ages, and its center was as lively as you’d expect such a place to