Considered as the heart of Bangkok, The Victory Monument is alive with people and vehicles each day and it is also the starting point for who don’t exactly know the places where they will go to. You can travel to This Monument from all directions - west, east, north and south of Bangkok.
The Brief History of The Victory Monument
This monument was built to commemorate and praise the honour to the 59 courage people, who sacrificed their lives for the Thai nation, fighting in the battle about the dispute between Thailand and Indo China of France in 1941. The group of 59 people consists of soldiers, sailors, airmen, police and civilians. The ceremony of placing the foundation stone was in 1941, and the inauguration ceremony took place in 1942. The construction cost 550,000 Baht. The workmen were all Thai people and use all of Thai materials from the local resources such as granite and black marble. The monument structure is ferroconcrete and decorated with marbles. It is a 5 side monument in the form of 5 bayonets gathering in the height of 50 metres, and all the heroes were represented on every side of the monument as well as the copper nameplate engraved their names.
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