File:Patuxay, Vientiane, Laos.jpg

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Description	Patuxay, was built on the capital's main north-south avenue in the 1960s to celebrate the independence struggle.
Source	DSCF0044
Date	2005-05-24 09:09
Author	sluj78 from Bangkok, Thailand
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