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Democracy Monument, Bangkok, Thailand

The Democracy Monument commemorates the June 1932 military coup d'etat that led to the country’s first democratic constitution in place of absolute rule. Demonstrators gathered here in 1973, 1976, and 1992 in their struggle for democracy, signifying the important role this monument has played in recent Thai history.

The monument's distinguishing features are the four ‘wings,’ which are located at four equally spaced points around a smaller central shrine. The wings are decorated with artworks of war and war-related events.

 

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Uploaded on May 18, 2022
Taken on December 23, 2018