อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ
Victory Monument stands in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi District, where Phahonyothin, Phaya Thai, and Ratchawithi roads meet. The traffic circle places its Western-style military form amid one of the city’s busiest neighbourhoods.
อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ, or Victory Monument, rose in June 1941 after Thailand’s victory in the Franco-Thai War. A sword-shaped obelisk joins five bayonets at its centre, while five surrounding figures represent the army, navy, air force, police, and civilian population. Italian sculptor Corrado Feroci, known in Thailand as Silpa Bhirasi, created the figures, and 656 names cover the obelisk’s surface.
The surrounding district grew from the former field of Thung Phaya Thai into a major bus hub with several hospitals. Boat noodles became a local speciality during the 1970s and 1980s, while the circle also hosted protests during Thailand’s 2020–2021 demonstrations.
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