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Cambodia’s Royal Palace, located along Sothearos Boulvard, was built in 1866, during of king Norodom.
Points of interest inside the palace include:
. Prasat Tevea Vinichhay (the Throne Hall): The hall where
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Kings and Queens arecrowned.
. Prasat Khemarin: The hall where the monarchs live.
. Prasat Samrn Phirum: The hall where the monarchs ride the Royal Elephant.
. Hor Baku or Hor Preah Khan: The hall where the throne objects and accessories are kept.
. Chan Chhaya: The hall where Royal Danc performers train. In front of the Chan Chhaya, there is a platform where the King can hold audiences with his subjuects and all levels of officials. |
Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot: |
Wat Preah Keo Morakot is located in the southern portion of the Royal Palace complex.
The pagoda was formerly known as Wat Uborsoth Rotannaram because it is where the King worshiped, prayed and practiced every Buddhist Silas Day. |
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In addition, the royal family and officials also held Buddhist ceremonies there. This pagoda has no monks. However, his Majesty King Norodom Sihanouk lived there for one year when he entered the monk hood on July 31, 1947.
Because the pagoda has no monks, visitors usually refer to it as Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. When the King celebrates Buddhist ceremonies, monks from other pagodas such as Wat Unaloam and Wat Botumvattey areinvited to attend the ceremonies. |
National Museum |
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The National Museum of Phnom Penh is instantly recognizable, with its warm red terracotta and its gracefully curved roof topped by dozens of guardian nagas.
Located just north of the Royal Palace, off the street of Artists (178 Street), it was designed in |
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1917 by famed French architect George Groslier and the Ecole des Arts Cambodgiens, who made the most of traditional Khmer style.
It was inaugurated by King Sisowath in 1920. Worth visiting for its beauty alone, the National Museum also houses the world's foremost collection of ancient Khmer archaeological, religious and artifacts. The Angkor era is the museum's specialty, but it also features other important periods such as the Funan and Zhenla, the two empires most closely seen as precursors to Angkor. |
Wat Unaloam |
Located near the Royal Palace, is an ideal monastery fortourists to learn about Cambodian’s Buddhism.
This pagoda serves as the headquarters for one of Cambodia’s most revered Buddhist patriarchs.
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In addition to the pagoda, there is a post-Angkorean stupa at this monastery. |
Phsar Thom Thmei |
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The distinctive art-deco styling of the Central Market makes it stand out among the architecture of Phnom Penh. It was built in 1937.
Today, most visitors to Phnom Penh tour this market, where they can shop for souvenirs, |
clothes, jewelry, silver products, house wares, postcards, flowers, and electronic goods are in abundance in fact just about anything visitors could wish for. |
