Khongjom War Memorial Complex

The Khongjom War Memorial Complex is a war memorial site of the Anglo-Manipuri War, fought at Khongjom, Thoubal district of Manipur. The war memorial complex has the tallest sword statue of the world. The sword statue symbolizes the courage, dedication and patriotism of the freedom fighters of Manipur, who fought against the three sides of the charging attacks of the British Army, from Kohima, Silchar and Myanmar on the 23rd of April, 1891.[1]

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