Independence Monument, built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodian Independence from France. It is meant to reflect a blooming lotus and stands 37 m (121 ft) high:
Behind it is the Norodom Sihanouk Memorial, built in 2013 to commemorate King Norodom Sihanouk:
Apparently it was graduation time; students were getting their pictures in front of the monument:
Looking back from the Independence Monument:
Looking back from the Norodom Sihanouk Monument:
That traffic circle is big enough to be a racetrack!
ReplyDeleteEd, it was quite large. I can only imagine what it would be like during rush hour.
DeleteFair amount of space around that Memorial TB. One wonders how many embassies that branch of the Communist Party has around the word.
ReplyDeleteNylon12, I am not sure what was there before, although given the recent nature of the build, I sincerely doubt it was "not anything".
DeleteAccording to the InterWeb, North Korea has a total of 44 missions abroad.
Somehow those monuments don't look out of place with the city surrounding them. Nice photos TB!
ReplyDeleteThank you Rain!
DeleteOh, those traffic circles. Too scary for me, even our little roundabouts here. The video clip gives a nice sense of being there. The style of the monuments is really nice; culture in action.
ReplyDeleteLeigh, roundabouts are the new trend seemingly everywhere now. I will say that in places that they are well established they seem to work okay; sadly this in not true in the U.S. where they are not. Entering one always gives me angst - more for other drivers than me.
DeleteI should take more videos. They really help give the flavour in a way pictures cannot.