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Royal Palace Museum
MAP
MUSEUM
(Ho Kham; 071 212470; Th Sisavangvong; admission 30,000K; 8-11.30am & 1.30-4pm Wed-Mon,
last entry 3.30pm)
The former Royal Palace, built in 1904, was the main residence of King
Sisavang Vong (r 1905-59) whose statue stands outside. Note that you must be 'appropri-
ately dressed' to enter, which means no sleeveless shirts or short shorts.
The main palace building is approached from the south. Italian marble steps lead into
an entry hall where the centrepiece is the gilded dais of the former Supreme Patriarch of
Lao Buddhism. To the right, the king's reception room has walls covered in Gauguinesque
canvases of Lao life. A line of centuries-old Khamu metal drums leads back to the main
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