Vientiane Sights

Kaysone Phomvihane Memorial

#22 of 115 things to do in Vientiane

#3438 of 23647 things to do in Asia

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  • Address
    • NE Vientiane
  • Hours
    • 8am-noon & 1-4pm Tue-Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Kaysone Phomvihane Memorial

Opened in 1995 to celebrate the late president’s 75th birthday, the Kaysone Phomvihane Memorial, near Km 6 on Rte 13 south, serves as a tribute to Indochina’s most pragmatic communist leader. The memorial is actually two jarringly different sites. Kaysone’s old house is a model of modesty suggesting he might have lived in less luxury than any other world leader. In contrast the museum is a vast Vietnamese-style celebration of the cult of Kaysone, a cult he never encouraged. Visit the house first.

 

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