Don Chan Palace
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Don Chan Palace is a hotel in Vientiane
, Laos
, established in 2004. The hotel is the tallest building in the city at 14 storeys. Legislation by the Vientiane government had attempted to ensure that the seven storey monument would remain the tallest building in the city but the hotel developers evaded legal restrictions by building the hotel on an outcrop along on the Mekong River. The rooms of the hotel are described by Frommers as having a "muted colors with few traditional Lao furnishings". The hotel is an important business venue and has hosted some notable events such as Billiards and snooker at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
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Vientiane
-Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the...
, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, established in 2004. The hotel is the tallest building in the city at 14 storeys. Legislation by the Vientiane government had attempted to ensure that the seven storey monument would remain the tallest building in the city but the hotel developers evaded legal restrictions by building the hotel on an outcrop along on the Mekong River. The rooms of the hotel are described by Frommers as having a "muted colors with few traditional Lao furnishings". The hotel is an important business venue and has hosted some notable events such as Billiards and snooker at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
Billiards and snooker at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
Billiards and snooker were held at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games at Convention Hall, Don Chan Palace, Vientiane, Laos.-Medal tally:-Medalists:-Singles snooker:-Doubles snooker:-Single English billiards:-Doubles English billiards:...
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