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Phnom Penh has no man-mad and natural sites. It has many
attractive places such as museum and historical zones
include:
Royal Palace
The Royal Palace was built in 1866 under the reign of King
Norodom and located along the Sothearos Boulevard.
Inside the Royal Palace, there are:
- Tevia Vinichhay Temple: The place where the King is one
throne.
- Khemarin Temple: The place where the King and Queen live.
- Somran Phirum Temple: The place where keeping the throne
objects and Accessories.
- Chan Chhnya: The Royal dance hall for king and relatives
and high- ranking officers. In front of the Royal dance
hall, there is a platform for the King to hold the meeting
with people and levels of officials.
- Wat Preah Keo Morakot: Had been built since 1892 to 1902
imitated the
Cambodia architect, and was removed and reconstructed in
1962.
We called Wat Uborsoth Rotannaream where as the King of
Cambodia hold in of Kings and officers held other ceremonies
abide with Buddhism. In this Wat does not have any monk, but
only his majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk
there, at the time being a priest for a term (in the year of
pig AD2490 correspondence the 31th July 1947).
Silver Pagoda
Located within the Royal Palace compound, the Silver Pagoda
is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5,000
silver tiles. On display inside are hundreds of Royal gifts
received by the Royal family over the years. Among the
treasures are a solid gold Buddha encrusted with, 9584
diamonds and weighing 90 kilos and a small 17th century
emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha.
The compound also houses Wat Phnom Mondap, containing
Buddha's footprint. The walls surrounding the compound - the
oldest part Silver Pagoda of the palace - are covered with
frescos depicting episodes from the Khmer version of the
Ramayana, the Reamker.
Wat Phnom
In 1372, there was a mountain supervised by grandmother Penh
before King Ponhea Yat. Until 15th century King Ponhea Yat
built the capital in Phnom Penh. In the area of Wat Phnom,
there is a big stupa behind the temple used for keeping the
cremated ash of the King, Ponhea Yat, and the stupa for
keeping cremated ash of the Royal families and remaining
Buddhist statues of Angkorean era in the big stupa behind.
Most local people and international visitors like to visit
Wat Phnom.
National Museum
Was built from 1917-1918 and located in the North of the
Royal Palace. The National Museum contains a lot of precious
ancient objects relating to Cambodian history. It attracts a
lot of international visitors, which ranks after the Royal
Palace.
Choeng Ek Genocidal Center
The killing fields' of Choeung Ek is the site of the deaths
of thousands of victims of the Khmer Rouge. It is now a
group of mass graves and a memorial stupa.
Toul Sleng Museum
In the former time, this museum was the Secondary School of
Toul Sleng. In 1975 this school became the torturing place
for thousands of Cambodian people (this place was named
“S21” during the Pol Pot regime) who were seriously tortured
until died in different ways.
Independent Monument
The monument was inaugurated in 1958 to celebrate the
independence of Cambodia from foreign rule. It now also
serves as a monument to Cambodia's war dead. Trespassing
onto the monument is illegal. The best view is from across
the street.
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