The Police Statue, officially known
as the Statue of the Guardian Servant of the People. It
depicts a heroic police officers carrying an unconscious man in his arms
whilst a naked toddler clasps to his trousers. The statue was designed by
Professor
Silpa Bhirasri
(fig.)
and the original was erected in front of the
Headquarters of the
Royal Thai Police (fig.)
in
Bangkok's
Pathumwan District
on 13 October
1953, i.e. on
Wan Tamruat, which in English is referred
to as National Police Day.
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