Set on top of a tree-covered knoll 27m high, Wat Phnom is the only hill in town. According to legend, the first pagoda on this site was erected in 1373 to house four statues of ... More Detail

In 1975, Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot's security force and turned into a prison known as Security Prison 21 ... More Detail

Wat Preah Keo Morakot (Silver Pagoda) is located in the southern portion of the Royal Palace ... More Detail

Gleaming in gold, the Royal Palace is one of Phnom Penh?s most splendid architectural ... More Detail

Wat Ounalom is another of Phnom Penh's five original monasteries (1422). it housed the Institute Bouddhique and ... More Detail

Orussey Market is Centrally located, Orussey Market is much more geared towards locals than tourists; hence you will not find as much in the way of souvenirs as the other markets ... More Detail

Old Market (Phsar Chas) is a local market that is not at all geared to the tourist. It carries such items as fruits and vegetable, second hand cloths, hardware, motorcycle parts ... More Detail

The NATIONAL MUSEUM has a good collection of Khmer sculptures dating from the pre-Angkor period (4th century) to post-Ankgor period (14th century). The museum, built of red bricks ... More Detail

An Angkorian style tower, the inimitable place in the whole city, located in the heart of the capital. It was built in 1958 to Sybilles Cambodian Independence Day after winning ... More Detail

Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge - It was constructed in 1966. During the war from 1973 to 1975 the Khmer Rouge forces mined twice to death in ... More Detail