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The 45-meter gilded national symbol of Laos in Vientiane, originally constructed in 1566 by King Setthathirath and believed to enshrine a fragment of the Buddha's breastbone.
Located in Khammouane Province, Laos, Pha That Sikhottabong is a prominent 16th-century Buddhist stupa renowned for housing a sacred bone relic of the historical Buddha.
A gilded stupa atop the 100-meter Mount Phousi in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Luang Prabang, Laos, marking the geographic and ceremonial center of the ancient royal capital.
Patuxai is a war monument and triumphal arch in Vientiane, Laos, built between 1957 and 1968 to honor those who fought for independence from France.
A sacred 16th-century Buddhist stupa near Savannakhet, southern Laos, venerated as one of the country's holiest sites and believed to contain a relic of the Buddha's neck vertebra.
A revered Lao Buddhist stupa near Thakhek, Khammouane Province, considered one of Laos's most sacred religious monuments and associated with the legendary local ruler Sikhottabong.
An ancient unstuccoed laterite stupa in central Vientiane, Laos, dating to the early Lan Xang period and traditionally said to shelter a protective seven-headed naga spirit.
