Victory Monument

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Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf traffic junction
war memorial
architect M. L. Pum Malakul
architecturalStyle Art Deco
category Monuments and memorials in Bangkok
Road junctions in Bangkok
Tourist attractions in Bangkok
World War II-era architecture in Thailand
commemorates Franco-Thai War
Thai victory in the Franco-Thai War
constructionStartYear 1940
coordinates 13.7614°N 100.5372°E
country Thailand
designer M. L. Pum Malakul
governingBody Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
hasBusTerminalFunction true
hasCentralFeature tall obelisk
hasCircularPlaza true
hasPedestrianSkywalks true
hasSculpture five bronze statues of soldiers
honors Thai military personnel
air force
army
civilian volunteers
navy
police
inaugurationDate 1941-06-24
isMajorTrafficHub true
languageOfInscription Thai
locatedIn Bangkok
Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Phaya Thai District
Ratchathewi District
material concrete
marble
namedAfter victory in the Franco-Thai War
nearestStation Victory Monument BTS Station
numberOfNamesInscribed 59
publicTransportHub true
roadJunctionOf Din Daeng Road
Phahon Yothin Road
Phaya Thai Road
Rang Nam Road
Ratchawithi Road
servedBy BTS Sukhumvit Line
shape obelisks
style fascist architecture
yearCompleted 1941

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bangkok
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