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Memorial · Regionalism

Patuxai

Tham Sayasithsena · Vientiane, LA · 1968

Key featuresFive towers for the five principles of coexistence; four gateways face the cardinal directions, with Naga statues.

Architect
Tham Sayasithsena
Place
Vientiane, LA
Year
1968
Typology
Memorial
Movement
Regionalism
Region
Southeast Asia
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