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Above: Angkor Wat model at Wat Pra Keo in Bangkok

Concern over Khmer icons at Grand Palace - Bangkok Post, June 10, 2004
[Ed.: Above and below are photos of the respective Angkor Wat models in Bangkok and Phnom Penh. It is only a matter of time before the one in Bangkok is moved to a nonpublic location. The reason will be 'for preservation.']
...A miniature replica of Angkor Wat and a bronze statue of Cambodia's sacred ox are in the Grand Palace compound.
...Mr Santi had been assigned to explain the two items to a group of Cambodian reporters scheduled to visit the Grand Palace. He said the miniature Angkor Wat was built since King Rama IV was impressed with the glory of the ancient temple. The statue of the sacred ox was erected as a symbol of the start of the Ploughing Ceremony.

(Photo: Juleen Weller)

Above and below: Angkor Wat model in the Grand Palace compound in Phnom Penh.

(Photo: Juleen Weller)