Phnom Penh of Cambodia
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The Royal Palace of Phnom Penh
Preah Barom Reachea Vaeng Chaktomuk
The Royal Palace in Phnom Penh is a complex of buildings and the royal home of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer language is Preah Barom Reachea Vaena Chaktomuk.
Since 1866, the Kings of Cambodia have occupied the Royal Palace. There was a brief period of absence when the Khmer Rouge ravaged my country during the late 1970s.
The palace was built after King Norodom moved the royal capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh in the 19th century. The first palace to be built was designed by Neak Okhna Tepnimith Mak and it was constructed by the French Protectorate in 1866. This was also the year that King Norodom moved the Royal court from Oudong to the new Royal Palace in Phnom Penh and the city became the official capital of Cambodia the following year.
While many of the original buildings from the 19th century have since been replaced, one of the most unique surviving structures from this period is the Napolean Pavilion. It was a gift from France in 1876.
Here are a couple of the beautiful Royal Palace buildings
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Throne Hall
The Khmer name for Throne Hall is Preah Thineang Dheva Vinnichayyeaah, which means the "Sacred Seat of Judgement." This was where the king's confidants, generals and royal official once carried out their duties. It's still used today, but for royal weddings and religious ceremonies.
Silver Pagoda
The Silver Pagoda features a royal temple. It's officially called Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot, but it's commonly known as Wat Preah Keo. It's main building houses national treasures such as gold and jeweled Buddha statues. One is a small 17th century baccarat crystal Buddha (the " Emerald Buddha" of Cambodia) and a near life-size Maitreya Buddha encrusted with 9,584 diamonds dressed in royal regalia commissioned by King Sisowath.
Chan Chhaya Pavilion
The Preah Thineang Chan Chhaya ("Moonlight Pavilion") is an open-air pavilion. It's a stage for Khmer classical dance. It's one of the most recognizable buildings of the Royal Palace because it's built alongside a section of the palace walls and it's easily seen from outside the palace.
Cambodian National Museum
More than 100,000 people visit the Cambodian National Museum in Phnom Penh each year. My culture has been making beautiful art for centuries. All across my country are remnants of pre-historic people dating all the back to Neolithic times. While several sites have been found including: Samrong Sen, Anlong Phdao, Melou Prei, and Laang Spean, it's believed that many more have yet to be discovered.
My people have worked with ceramic, bronze, and at Angkor Borei many stone sculptures have been found.
The National Museum was designed by George Groslier (1887-1945). Its architecture is synonymous with "traditional Khmer." Groslier was associated with the Ecole des Arts Cambodgiens in 1917 and became known as the Musée du Cambodge in 1919. In 1920, the museum was officially rename Musée Albert Sarraut after then Governor-General of Indochina.
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
When the Khmer Rouge controlled my country from 1975 to 1979, Security Prison 21 (S-21) was a place of horror for my people. Before it was made into the notorious Toul Sleng prison, it was the Chao Ponhea Yat High School. Now it is the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. It reminds us of how precious life really is and how easy it can be taken away.WhatsApp,Viber,line : +855 10 833 168
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Four months after the Khmer Rouge won the civil war, they converted the high school into a prison and interrogation center. They renamed in Security Prison 21. The classrooms were converted into tiny prison and torture chambers and all the windows were covered with iron bars and barbed wire.
Between 1975 and 1979, an estimated 17,000 people were imprisoned here. Most of the victims were from the previous Lon Nol regime and included soldiers, government officials, as well as academics, doctors, teachers, students, factory workers, monks and engineers. Eventually the Khmer Rouge turned on itself and began imprisoning members of their own regime.
Of the 17,000 prisoners at Tuol Sleng, there are only 12 known survivors.
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