| | | | | | Means Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph
It is a monument in the center of Vientiane built in 1962 or 1968.
The cement was donated by the US government.
The original intention for the donation was to build an airport runway.
It became a vertical runway as a result.
The monument is situated on Lan Xang Boulevard, which has been called the "Champs Elys?es of the East". | | | | | |
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| date | Thu 2008-10-02 12:23:04 |
| focal | 16.8mm (35mm equivalent: 82mm) |
| city | Luang Prabang, Vientiane |
| distant | walk 0.03 km SE from last photo |
| location | Map of "patuxai" |
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| model | Canon PowerShot G9 |
width | 4000 |
| height | 3000 |
flash | No |
| timing | 0.0012 s (1/800) |
aperture | f/4.5 |
| iso | 80 |
whitebalance | Auto |
| metering | matrix |
latitude | N 17d 57.77m 0s |
| longitude | E 102d 36.62m 0s |
elevation | 173.24m |
| continent | Asia |
country | Laos |
| region | South East Asia |
weather | Sunny |
| temperature | Hot |
itinerary | Fly to Vientiane |
| activity | Nam phu |
event | Flight, City Walk |
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