Norodom Sihanouk Memorial Explained

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]
Height:
  • statue: 4.5m (14.8feet)
  • base: 2.7m (08.9feet)
  • monument: 27m (89feet)

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: វិមានព្រះបរមបដិមាសម្ដេចឪនរោត្ដមសីហនុ បានបើកសម្ពោធហើយ . RFI.
  2. News: Sihanouk statue inaugurated. Sen. David. 2013-10-13. Phnom Penh Post. 2017-04-29. en.
  3. News: Norodom Sihanouk Statue, Phnom Penh Still Under Guard - The Cambodia Daily. Khy. Sovuthy. 2013-10-17. The Cambodia Daily. 2017-04-29. en-US.
  4. Cambodia's Mercurial Former King, Norodom Sihanouk, Dies at 89. Johnson. Kay. Time. 2017-04-30. 0040-781X.