Norodom Sihanouk Memorial | |
Native Name: | Central Khmer: រូបសំណាកព្រះបរមរតនកោដ្ឋ |
Architectural Style: | Khmer |
Cost: | US$1.2 million |
Location: | Preah Suramarit Blvd (268), Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Completion Date: | 2013 |
Inauguration Date: | 11 October 2013 [1] |
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The Norodom Sihanouk Memorial, also called the Statue of King Father Norodom Sihanouk, is a monument commemorating former King Norodom Sihanouk located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The bronze statue is 4.5 meters tall and is housed under a 27 meter high stupa in the park east of the Independence Monument.[2] The statue depicting the late king wearing a business suit cost about US$1.2 million and took about 8 months to complete. During the day the statue was inaugurated, public access to the statue was tightly monitored while armed military police were stationed near the statue in October 2013.[3] Norodom Sihanouk died on 15 October 2012 in Beijing, China,[4] and survived by his son, current King Norodom Sihamoni, and his wife, Norodom Monineath.
The statue is dedicated to Sihanouk's accomplishment on liberating the country on 9 November 1953 from the French colonialism.