The quantity of vacationers going by Laos totaled just 3.86 million a year ago, around 8.73 percent not exactly in 2016, as indicated by insights uncovered by the Tourist Development Department, Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism. Tourism from Europe dropped by 27 percent, while those from America dropped by 26 percent. Then, tourism from .
Wat sisaket temple Wat Sisaket (built 1818, restored 1935), Wat Sisaket temple (Wat Sisaketsata Sahatsaham) is Vientiane’s oldest surviving monastery. Built by King Anouvong in 1818, the Siamese style perhaps saved it from the destruction that came with the Siamese armies in 1828. It is located near the Presidential Palace. A restoration took place in .
Wat Ong Teu (originally built 16th century, rebuilt 19th century) Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan (The Temple of the Heavy Buddha) was originally built in the 16th century by King Setthathirat, the builder of Pha That Luang. Like the Great Stupa, it was destroyed in the Siamese invasion of 1828 and was later rebuilt in the .
That Dam Stupa (ທາດດຳ) (built before 1828), That Dam (Black Stupa) reportedly houses a seven-headed dragon that protected local citizens during the 1828 Siamese-Lao war that destroyed much of the city. [google_maps id=”2940″]
Thatluang golden stupa Thatluang golden stupa (The Great Stupa or Sacred Reliquary was built 1566, reconstructed 1930) is the most significant Laotian religious and national monument. It is situated on a hill about three miles north east of the center of Vientiane. legend dates its founding from 3rd century BC Asokan missionaries who erected a .
The Patuxai, The Arch or Gate of Triumph, is reminescent of the Arc de Triomphe of Paris—large scale and with a single arch with an observation deck on top. It was built to commemorate Lao who had died in battle serving their country before the revolutionary wars. It was begun in 1960 an completed with .
Ho Phra Keo (Jewel Buddha Image; Wat Phra Keo in Thai) is a former monastery and long served as royal temple of the Lao monarchs. Originally built in the 16th century by King Setthathirat, it housed the Emerald Buddha (actually carved from a type of jade). It was carried off to by the Siamese in .
