"View down Avenue Lane Xang in Vientiane, Laos, in front of the Presidential Palace. At left, in the distance is Patuxai (Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph), a war memorial. It's also known colloquially as the ""vertical runway"" because it's made from concrete supplied by American aid to build an airport that was never finished. It is also sometimes transliterated as Patuxai, Patuxay, Patousai and Patusai"
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