Patuxai
Patuxai (Lao: ປະຕູໄຊ, ; literally Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph, formerly the Anousavary or Anosavari Monument, known by the French as Monument Aux Morts) is a war monument in Downtown Vientiane, Laos, built between 1957 and 1968. The Patuxai was dedicated to those who fought in the struggle for independence from France. In romanizing the name from the Laotian language, it is variously transliterated as Patuxai, Patuxay, Patousai and Patusai. It is also called Patuxai Arch or the Arc de Triomphe of Vientiane as it resembles the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. However, it is Laotian in design, deco
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- Building.name
- Patuxai
- Building.native_name
- ປະຕູໄຊ
- Building.former_names
- Anousavary/Anousavali (Lao: ອານຸສາວະລີ)
- Building.alternate_names
- Patusai, Patousai, Patuxay
- Building.image
- Vientiane_-_Patuxai_-_0003.jpg
- Building.caption
- Front view of the Patuxai in Vientiane
- Building.pushpin_map
- Laos
- Building.altitude
- 174 metres (571 feet)
- Building.building_type
- War Memorial
- Building.architectural_style
- Laotian
- Building.structural_system
- Concrete
- Building.cost
- 63 million kips
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Patuxai (Lao: ປະຕູໄຊ, ; literally Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph, formerly the Anousavary or Anosavari Monument, known by the French as Monument Aux Morts) is a war monument in Downtown Vientiane, Laos, built between 1957 and 1968. The Patuxai was dedicated to those who fought in the struggle for independence from France. In romanizing the name from the Laotian language, it is variously transliterated as Patuxai, Patuxay, Patousai and Patusai. It is also called Patuxai Arch or the Arc de Triomphe of Vientiane as it resembles the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. However, it is Laotian in design, decorated with mythological creatures.
==History== Patuxai is a compound word, 'Patuu' or 'patu' meaning a "door" or "gateway" and 'Xai', derivative of the Sanskrit 'Jaya', which means "victory". Thus it means "Victory Gate" in English. The Patuxai was built during a turbulent period in Laotian history. Built when Laos was a constitutional monarchy, it was originally known as simply the "Anousavali" ("Monument"). It was dedicated in memory of the Laotian soldiers who died during World War II and the independence war from France in 1949.
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