Uk Ou (Krom Nguy)—Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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N 11° 33.534 E 104° 56.082
48P E 492880 N 1277779
A statue of a distinguished Khmer literary figure in Hun Sen Park.
Waymark Code: WM9KZJ
Location: Cambodia
Date Posted: 09/01/2010
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Hun Sen Park is an extended park on the Mekong River, in Phnom Penh. It a major tourist and recreational area (casino, 5 star restaurants). It also contains a statue of a prominent Khmer literary figure Uk Ou (Krom Nguy), (1865-1936).
During his career Krom Nguy wrote numerous poems, which are now part of the Khmer cultural landscape, and taught to Khmer school children. He was accomplished as a singer, an orator, and skilled at playing the Khmer stringed instrument a Kse Deav.
The statue shows Krom Nguy sitting on a plinth, on either side is an elephant. Four plaques, in Khmer, are on each side of the plinth. There is a long walkway to the statue. The statue dominates the small park area.
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