 King Sisavang Vong Monument, Vientiane
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King Sisavang Vong Monument is a monument at a public square between Setthathilath Road and Samsenthai Road in Vientiane, Laos. King Sisavang Vong (1885-1959) was the King of Luang Prabang and later the King of Laos from 28 April 1904 until his passing on 20 October 1959.
King Sisavang Vong was born in Luang Prabang. His father Zakarine was the King of Luang Prabang. He was given his education at Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat in Saigon (today Ho Chi Minh City), and then at l'École Coloniale in Paris.
Known as the playboy king, King Sisavang Vong fathered 50 children. He married 15 different women, two of whom his half sisters, and one a niece. Fifteen of his children died in a boating tragedy on the Mekong River.
Today you can see monuments to King Sisavang Vong in Vientiane and also at the Haw Pha Bang in Luang Prabang. They stay because of his part in history, as the monarch when the country gained independence from France. Both statues show him in the act of bestowing a constitution upon the Lao people. His outstretched hand holds the palm-leaf manuscript of the constitution.
King Sisavang Vong Monument, Vientiane (1 January 2006)
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Entrance to King Sisavang Vong Monument from Vat Si Meuang (1 January 2006)
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