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Norodom Sihanouk Memorial
រូបសំណាកព្រះបរមរតនកោដ្ឋ
General information
Architectural style	Khmer
Location	Preah Suramarit Blvd (268), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Coordinates	11°33′23.364″N 104°55′48.144″E / 11.55649000°N 104.93004000°E / 11.55649000; 104.93004000
Completed	2013
Inaugurated	11 October 2013
Cost	US$1.2 million
Height	statue: 4.5 metres (15 ft) base: 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) monument: 27 metres (89 ft)

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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. 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. Norodom Sihanouk died on 15 October 2012 in Beijing, China, 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.

See also

• Statue of Preah Thong Neang Neak

References

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

• Buildings and structures in Phnom Penh
• Buildings and structures completed in 2013
• Monuments and memorials in Cambodia
• Norodom Sihanouk