Independence Monument

The Independence Monument in , capital of , was built in 1958 to memorialise Cambodia's independence from France in 1953. It stands on a roundabout in the intersection of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard in the centre of the city.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: built in 1958 to memorialize the independence of Cambodia
  • Also known as: “Independence Monument, Phnom Penh”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Palace and National Museum of Cambodia.

Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The of Cambodia is a complex of buildings which serves as the official royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol. is situated 1 km north of Independence Monument.

Museum
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is 's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It is located in Chey Chumneas, . is situated 1 km north of Independence Monument.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Dmottl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, the official name is Vatey Reachavararam literally means "The temple of lotus which was built by the king", is a wat located on , . is situated 450 metres northeast of Independence Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koh Pich.

Suburb
Photo: Io Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 100-hectare island and a mixed-use estate and central business district in , . It lies in the near Chaktomuk, where the and rivers meet and the Bassac River branches off; it forms part of and faces Koh Norea across the river.

Independence Monument

Latitude
11.55644° or 11° 33′ 23″ north
Longitude
104.92819° or 104° 55′ 42″ east
Levels
9
Open location code
7P36HW4H+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 311065501
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1108673
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Vietnamese—“Independence Monument” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “လွတ်လပ်ရေးအထိမ်းအမှတ်ရုပ်တု၊ ဖနွမ်းပင်မြို့”
  • Chinese: “独立台”
  • Chinese: “独立纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “獨立紀念碑”
  • Esperanto: “Monumento pri Sendependiĝo ĉe Pnompeno”
  • French: “Monument de l’indépendance, Phnom Penh”
  • German: “Unabhängigkeitsdenkmal”
  • Hindi: “स्वतंत्रता स्मारक”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Kemerdekaan”
  • Italian: “Monumento dell’indipendenza”
  • Japanese: “カンボジア独立記念塔”
  • Japanese: “独立記念塔”
  • Khmer: “វិមានឯករាជ្យ”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Niepodległości w Phnom Penh”
  • Russian: “Монумент независимости в Пномпене”
  • Russian: “Монумент независимости”
  • Thai: “วิมานเอกราช”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент Незалежності (Пномпень)”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент Незалежності”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài Độc Lập”
  • Vietnamese: “Tượng đài Độc lập Phnôm Pênh”
  • Vietnamese: “Tượng đài Độc lập, Phnôm Pênh”

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