Samdech Sar Kheng: Independence Monument, along with other construction and aesthetics, Battambang will be more attractive to tourists
Phnom Penh: Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Battambang and Prey Veng Provincial Working Groups, said that the Independence Monument, along with the construction and other aesthetics, Battambang will be more attractive to tourists.
This morning, October 8, 2022, Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng inaugurated the Water Forum on the riverside of Stung Sangker, Battambang City, Battambang Province.
Speaking on that occasion, Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng expressed his congratulations and appreciation to the Battambang Provincial Administration, as well as all the architects, engineers and workers who led and had a high responsibility in the construction of this Water Forum. Fast, quality and aesthetic.
Samdech said that through this luxurious water forum and by organizing the beauty of Stung Sangker and Stung Sangker rich in water, this year’s Battambang Boat Race Festival will be held happily, creating a more festive atmosphere for the people. Citizens joined in the fun while Kovid-19 was relieved.
Samdech said that boat racing is a traditional sport, a mass sport, but this sport shows the preservation of the traditions, customs and unity of the people. At the same time, it also contributes to the promotion of national culture. Samdech continued that the Royal Government, headed by Samdech Techo, has promoted all kinds of sports.
On that occasion, Samdech Krala Hom, Member of Parliament for Battambang Constituency, also informed the ceremony about the upcoming project to build the Independence Monument in Battambang Province. Samdech also said that the Independence Monument, along with other construction and aesthetics, Battambang will be more attractive to tourists.
The new water forum is 36 meters long, 16 meters wide and 15.05 meters high. It took 5 months to study the design and 4 months to build. The construction was completed on October 1, 2022, using 98 pillars and using 5 professional engineers and the average workforce of 80 to a maximum of 134 people.
The new Water Forum is designed in the style of architectural works from the style of ancient pagodas, the old provincial hall and the Royal Palace. Beautiful.
The roof tiles are studied and used in the Water Forum project, the roof tiles are Khmer tiles that are used on the roofs of houses, roofs, roofs of old temples and so on.
In the center of the roof is a beautiful building sign designed with elaborate pedestals and frames, with year-round carvings on the inside as well. Along the width and width of the roof, called Neang Chral, is a Khmer art piece that is fitted at temples and pagodas such as Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm, Banteay Samre and Banteay Srei, and at the end of each roof. Go by Javanese too.
The front and rear bells, the front roof, which is attached to the bell and has a wing design with a beautiful design as a study in the form of Wat Indrathipati or Wat Sangke, and below the bell Ornaments called Kanchang Tro Ang, which take the form of Pipithearam pagoda. Excerpts from the study of the Samrong pagoda form, with the roof of the bell tower hanging in front of it, supported by two pillars and highlighted in the traditional style, below the bell tower, there is a decorative sculpture called the same bell tower. Will be more than the front and rear.
The column section above the column head is fitted with a tilt or support called a handle. Separately, along the pillars around the building are designed and equipped with wall supports. As for the provincial water platform building, it is designed with a lot of open space, so the architects have equipped the exterior screens with curved arches to reduce the amount of rainwater entering the building.
