Champasak Palace

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Champasak Palace
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Champasak Palace
Champasak Palace
Former namesWang Nyai Chao Boun Oum
General information
TypeFormer Royal Residence
Architectural styleFrench
Location Pakse, Laos
Coordinates 15°7′20″N105°48′22″E / 15.12222°N 105.80611°E / 15.12222; 105.80611
Construction started1968
Completed1976
Technical details
Floor count5

Champasak Palace, in Pakse, Laos, was intended to be a residence of the last Prince of Champasak, Chao Boun Oum. [1] However, he had to abandon it in 1974 before it was finished, as the Royal Lao government was overthrown by the communist Pathet Lao. After the revolution, the building was completed and served as a venue for the communist party congresses and accommodation for visiting dignitaries. The palace was converted into a hotel in 1995 after a Thai company succeeded in its negotiations with the Laotian government.

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References

  1. Laos: A Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. 2007. p. 258.