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Bangkok See & Do Guide: The Victory Monument

The Victory Monument

Sightseeing - Historic Sites
At the junction of Phaya Thai, Phahon Yothin and Rachawithi roads, Bangkok, Thailand
Web: http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/ratchatewi/victory.html

Designed by Italian sculptor Corrado Feroci, this monument consists of an obelisk ringed by statues representing the army, navy, air force, police and civilians. It was built to commemorate Thailand's victory in its 1940-41 border war with France over land in present-day Cambodia and along the Thai-Laos border. At the junction of Phaya Thai, Phahon Yothin and Rachawithi roads, Bangkok. http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/ratchatewi/victory.html.