The Victory Monument was designed by Italian sculptor Corrado Feroci and erected under his direction in 1941. Corrado has a very interesting and long history with Thailand, and since his invitation to come to the Kingdom in 1923 to teach Western sculpture, he became responsible for the design of several significant bridges, monuments and buildings around Bangkok. During the Japanese occupation of Thailand in 1944, Corrado even became a Thai citizen and adopted a Thai name (Silpa Bhirasri).