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About Phnom Penh:
The largest city in Cambodia, and the capital, is Phnom Penh. It is a fast-growing, bustling city on the banks of the Tonle Sap River and the Bassac River. The capital was moved from Angkor to Phnom Penh to facilitate trade with the rest of Asia. However, Cambodia became a buffer state between Siam and Vietnam until the French arrived and established French Indochina...........
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 Cambodia’s Royal Palace, located along Sothearos Boulevard, was built in 1866, during the reign of King Norodom. Points of interest inside the palace include:
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Prasat Tevea Vinichhay (the Throne Hall): The hall where Kings and Queens are crowned.
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Prasat Khemarin: The hall where the monarchs live.
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Prasat Samran Phirum: The hall where the monarchs ride the Royal Elephant.
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Hor Baku or Hor Preah Khan: The hall where the throne objects and accessories are kept
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Chan Chhaya: The hall where Royal Dance performers train. In front of the Chan Chhaya, there is a platform where the King can hold audiences with his subjects and all levels of officials.
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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 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 Nuseum also houses the world’s foremost collection of ancient Khmer archaeological, religious and artistic artifacts. The Angkor era is the museum’s specialty,
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 Located a short distance from the Royal Palace, the heart of the capital Wat Phnom is popular with Cambodians and tourists alike. It is the center of Phnom Penh that gives the city its name. At 27 meters above sea level, it is the highest point in the area, and, as a town gradually grew up around it, the settlement became known as Phnom Penh, the hill of Penh. It is zero point of the city.
Legend has it that a wealthy widow named Yeay (yeay means grandmother) Penh was walking by the Mekong Rive one day when she spied a koki (timber is famous for its ability to survive in water for hundreds of years) tree log floating near the bank. She found some locals to help her pull it to shore, and inside she found four statues of the Buddha.
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 Wat Unaloam, located near the Royal Palace, is an ideal monastery for tourist to learn about Cambodian’s Buddhism. This pagoda serves as the headquarters for one o Cambodia’s most revered Buddhist patriarchs. In addition to the pagoda, there is a post-Angkorean stupa at this monastery |
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