Previously on Laksi Circle, Phahonyothin Road.
Also called the Constitution Defense Monument, Laksi Monument was erected in Laksi Circle 1936 in remembrance of the soldiers who died in the 1933 Bowaradet Rebellion. This failed revolt was led by pro-royalist Prince Boworadet, who disagreed with Pridi Banomyong’s economic reform proposal. It was the first rebellion after the Siamese Revolution in 1932.
It matters because it is no longer there. Laksi Monument was relocated many times due to road adjustments, but it had always remained visible around the area. But recently—27 December 2018, to be precise— the monument was secretly removed from its location and never re-installed. No one, not even the authorities, seems to know where it is. It has become another mystery of the universe— together with the disappearance of a plaque, commemorating the 1932 Siamese Revolution, in 2017. (The plaque was replaced with a new one exalting the monarchy.)