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The Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, designed by Mr. Vann Molyvann.
David Hagerman for The New York Times; thumbnail, John Vink/Maps, 2008
Vann Molyvann
Died on September 28, 2017 at age 90
Mr. Molyvann was an architect and urban planner whose pioneering mixing of modernism with indigenous elements transformed the landscape of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital.
Notable Deaths 2017
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