Bangkok Sights

Victory Monument

#124 of 718 things to do in Bangkok

#386 of 2961 things to do in Thailand

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This obelisk monument is one of the most recognisable, and controversial, in Bangkok. The monument was built by the then military government in 1941 to commemorate a 1940 campaign against the French in Laos. The ‘victory’ (brokered by Japan) resulted in Cambodian and Lao territory that had earlier been ceded to the French being returned to Thailand. However, by 1945 the monument had become something of an embarrassment, given the territory had to be handed back to the French following the defeat of Japan.

 

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