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Royal Palace
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8:00-11:00, 14:00-17:00, admission stopped 1 hour before closing
Recommended Sightseeing Time: 1-2 hours
Address: Samdach Sothearos Blvd (3), Phnom Penh
Phone: +855-12-721915
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you know what? I can play with birds. I feel so special when I get there. I can feel fresh with air and the river side. I also feel so great with the sky 🥰
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The Royal Palace of Phnom Penh, also known as Preah Barom Reachea Vaeng Chaktomuk, is named after the intersection of the Mekong River, the Tonle Sap River and the Bassac River. This is the palace of the King of Cambodia. It is composed of a group of golden roofs and yellow walls. It consists of many large and small palaces such as Chaya Hall, Golden Temple and Silver Temple. It is exquisitely shaped and magnificent, full of traditional Khmer architecture and religious tone. On the cloister of the building is a magnificent relief mural depicting Angkor Wat, depicting the achievements and religious stories of the dynasties. Local residents and monks alike enjoy keeping cool on the spacious lawn in front of the palace, it's extremely lively.
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you know what? I can play with birds. I feel so special when I get there. I can feel fresh with air and the river side. I also feel so great with the sky 🥰
The establishment of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh in 1866 is a comparatively recent event in the history of the Khmer and Cambodia. The seat of Khmer power in the region rested in or near Angkor north of the Great Tonle Sap Lake from 802 AD until the early 15th century. After the Khmer court moved from Angkor in the 15th century after destroyed by Siam, it first settled in Phnom Penh which back then named as Krong Chatomok Serei Mongkol (Khmer: ក្រុងចតុមុខសិរីមង្គល) in 1434 (or 1446) and stayed for some decades, but by 1494 had moved on to Basan, and later Longvek and then Oudong. The capital did not return to Phnom Penh until the 19th century and there is no record or remnants of any Royal Palace in Phnom Penh prior to the 19th century. In 1813, King Ang Chan (1796–1834) constructed Banteay Kev (the 'Crystal Citadel') on the site of the current Royal Palace and stayed there very briefly before moving to Oudong. Banteay Kev was burned in 1834 when the retreating Siamese army razed Phnom Penh. It was not until after the implementation of the French Protectorate in Cambodia in 1863 that the capital was moved from Oudong to Phnom Penh, and the current Royal Palace was founded and constructed.
day28/9/19 my mum bring me to sort tour with english khmer guied to tell me about the royal palace , i never know that my king house look very awsome and intersting for me too ,one time i will go again because this time i missing one place , they not allow to entry
Royal palace is the residence area of the King of Cambodia. it is locate in the middle of the city and in front of the four rivers crosing each other. where every year in November there are croud of people to join the water festival.
A very spacious palace grounds in the center of Phnom Penh Close to the river. The Silver Pagoda inside is home to beautiful bouddhist artifacts and antiques and the flooring is silver covered by a thin layer of carpet.