Vientiane, Laos That Dam (Black Stupa) in Vientiane is believed to be inhabited by a seven headed Nāga (snake) who tried to protect the Lao people from the invasion of the Siam armies in 1827
Vientiane, Laos Chao Anouvong statue in Mekong Riverside Park in Vientiane, Laos. King Anouvong (1767-1829) was Laos' last king of the former Lao kingdom of Lan Xang.