Nice from far away. Please see the other listing for more reviews as well. More

Worth the climb (and entrance fee) for the great views over Vientiane, plus admission into possibly the most laid back of the tacky souvenir shops in S.E. Asia. More

Described as a concrete monstrosity and that was the Lao themselves describing this monument. Rumours had it, the concrete was supplied by the Americans to build an airport runway and some got diverted to form their version of a kind of victory monument. Described by others as the vertical runmway. I thought it wasn't that bad and worth a visit... More

From what we learned, the US gov't funded for an airport runway at this site; however, they used the money to build this monument. Interesting architecture; however, badly kept (bats, swallows and pigeons are everywhere). More

I'm not much of a fan of these post-Independence monuments that were built all over the developing world. Jakarta's Monas? To us it is just an ugly concrete pole. Bangkok's Democracy Monument? A good way to ruin a traffic circle. Laos also tries hard with Patuxai, but why would you want to establish independence from France by building something which... More

MUST visit place at Vientiane. Located in the end of main road, this place combine east and weat architecture style. Night time a lot of locals do exercise here. One of favourute place where locals like to relax and enjoy family day here. More

a cool oasis in the middle of the main drag the Patuxai monument has a lovely breeze at all times and is surrounded by attractice manicured gardens More

Great views of the city from the top. Only 3,000kip. More

With not much else to see in terms of monuments this is certainly the largest and worth a quick trip. It is central on on way to other eights to work the 30-60 mins to go up and take in really great views. More