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Patuxai Victory Monument
Vientiane's own Arc de Triomphe, a massive concrete arch decorated with Lao mythological figures and offering city views from its top.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Vientiane
Vientiane Prefecture, Laos · Asia
About Vientiane
Vientiane is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Tha Bo, 2km from Patuxai Victory Monument.
Vientiane is in Vientiane Prefecture, Laos, with about 840,000 people. The nearest town is Tha Bo, about 13 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Vientiane?
Within an hour or so of Vientiane: Patuxai Victory Monument (2 km), Pha That Luang (4 km), Buddha Park (18 km), Wat Pa Phu Kon (51 km).
Where is Vientiane?
Vientiane is in Vientiane Prefecture, Laos, about 13 km from Tha Bo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 840,940
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Laos
- Region
- Vientiane Prefecture
- Timezone
- Asia/Vientiane
- Coordinates
- 17.9667, 102.6000
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Worth the detour from Vientiane
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Pha That Luang
The gold-covered Buddhist stupa in Vientiane that is the most important national monument and symbol of Laos.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Buddha Park
A riverside meadow outside Vientiane filled with more than 200 Buddhist and Hindu concrete sculptures cast from 1958 by mystic Bunleua Sulilat, including a reclining Buddha 40 metres long and a hollow pumpkin you climb inside.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Wat Pa Phu Kon
A forest temple in the hills of Na Yung holding a 20-metre reclining Buddha carved from a single block of Carrara marble, set in a hall with a domed painted ceiling. The approach road climbs through Phu Foi Lom forest.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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