Democracy Monument

The Democracy Monument, located in Rattanakosin area near the Golden Mount and Khao San Road, is one of the city's most famous sites. It was quiet that morning, but the monument is often in the news as a major site of nearly every anti-government protest in Bangkok. It was constructed in the 1930s to commemorate Siam's first constitution and the end to absolute monarchy. If you follow news about any Thai demonstrations (or if you remember the Yellow and Red Shirt protests from several years back), you may have seen the Democracy Monument in the news.