Siamese Monuments

This mod introduces Siamese unique monuments to the game. Currently, this mod includes the Grand Palace monument, Democracy Monument, and new exploration event for Angkor Wat.

is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam (and later Thailand) since 1782. The king, his court, and his royal government were based on the grounds of the palace until 1925. (Source: Wikipedia)

Production Methods:

1. The Grand Palace
   Governance Principles condition: Monarchy, Theocracy
   Total Modifiers:
   +50 Prestige
   +100 Authority
   +10% Devout Political Strength
   +10% Landowners Political Strength
   +10 Legitimacy from including the Head of State in Government
   Employment:
   100 Aristocrats
   200 Bureaucrats
   200 Clergymen
   1,000 Clerks
   1,000 Laborers
2. The People’s Grand Palace
   Governance Principles condition: Presidential Republic, Parliamentary Republic,
   Council Republic
   Total Modifiers:
   +50 Prestige
   +100 Authority
   +10% Rural Folk Political Strength
   +10% Trade Unions Political Strength
   +10 Legitimacy from including the Head of State in Government
   Employment:
   500 Bureaucrats
   1,000 Clerks
   1,000 Laborers

was commissioned in 1939 to commemorate the 1932 Siamese coup d’état which led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in what was then the Kingdom of Siam, by its military ruler, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram. Phibun saw the monument as the focal point of what he envisaged as a new, Westernized Bangkok, "making Thanon [road] Ratchadamnoen the Champs-Élysées and the Democracy Monument the Arc de Triomphe" of Bangkok. (Source: Wikipedia)

Required Technology: Democracy, Steel Frame Buildings

Required Resources: 19,230 government expenses and 1,000 bureaucracy for 12 months

Production Methods:

1. Democracy Monument
   Governance Principles condition: Presidential Republic, Parliamentary Republic,
   Council Republic
   Total Modifiers:
   +50 Prestige
   +10% Intelligentsia Political Strength
   +10% Trade Unions Political Strength
   +10 Legitimacy
   -10% Radicals from Standard of Living decreases
   -10% State Penalties from Turmoil
2. Death of Democracy
   Law condition: Monarchy, Theocracy, Autocracy, Oligarchy
   Total Modifiers:
   -100 Authority
   +10% Devout Political Strength
   +10% Landowners Political Strength
   -10 Legitimacy
   +20% Radicals from Standard of Living decreases
   +20% State Penalties from Turmoil

This mod introduced mechanism to discover Angkor Wat instead of its default existance since the beginning of the game. Angkor Wat was built in the early 12th century but its location was lost throughout the time. In 1860, with the help of French missionary Father Charles-Émile Bouillevaux, the temple was effectively rediscovered by the French naturalist and explorer Henri Mouhot, who popularised the site in the West through the publication of travel notes.

To added more flavor and small historical accuracy to the game, there is a decision to discover Angkor Wat when you have Cambodia state as a part of your country. This decision also require "Civilizing Mission" technology, 1000 bureaucracy for 12 months, and player to be at peace at the time of decision activation.

This mod modified 11_east_asia.txt (under commonhistory) file and may be incompatible with other mods that modified that mentioned file

The Grand Palace: Original image by Ninara. Uploaded by Kim Martins, published on 28 May 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution.
Democracy Monument: Original image by Marek Ślusarczyk, published on 30 March 2009. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution.