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Victory Monument (built 1958)
The Victory, or Independence Monument, was erected in 1958 to commemorate independence from France. Often jokingly called the 'Big Pineapple,' it is a modern reinterpretation of traditional Khmer architecture. After the chaos of the Khmer Rouge years the monument has come to symbolize Cambodia's war dead.
Bibliography:
All images copyright 1998, 2005, 2006 by Robert D. Fiala, Concordia University, Nebraska, USA
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Insight Guides, 2003. London
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Rough Guides, 2002. London
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Lonely Planet Publications, 2000. Melbourne
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Bert's Books, 1997. Phnom Penh
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