Wat Rasavolavihane also named Wat Pak Ou

When the royal court was transferred to Vientiane in 1560 its name was once more changed, this time to Luang Prabang in honour of the sacred pha bang Buddha image, then housed at Wat Wisun. Lane Xang later broke up into three kingdoms of Luang Prabang, Vientiane and Champassak, but of the three only Luang Prabang was destined to survive into the French colonial era and between 1946 and 1975 the King of Luang Prabang ruled as constitutional monarch of all the Lao territories. Since the early 1990s Luang Prabang city has attracted considerable interest for its unique and important fusion of indigenous and colonial architectural, leading to its inscription in 1995 on the UNESCO World Heritage List.