Three-faced Siha Reach Statue
Sihanoukville
The Three-faced Siha Reach statue (សីហរាជមុខបី) stands at the junction of National Road 4 and Street 701 (វិថីជោតញ្ញាណ) in Sihanoukville. The raised pedestal makes the lion a recognisable landmark at the road junction.
The sculpture features a lion with three faces. The supplied description relates its design to Bayon-style art, the identity of Preah Sihanouk province, and remembrance of King Norodom Sihanouk. This is a modern urban sculpture, not an excavated artefact from the Bayon period.
The description records a copper figure 9 metres tall, weighing about 9 tonnes, on a 6.43-metre pedestal, for a total height of 15.43 metres. Observe the direction of the faces, the crown and the proportions of the base.
The surrounding roads carry traffic. View and photograph the monument from a safe position, avoid lingering in the carriageway and do not climb the pedestal.