Phnom Penh
A riverside capital of French villas and a gilded palace, carrying a history it does not hide from. The Tuol Sleng museum is not optional and not easy.
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Things to do in Phnom Penh
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Landmarks in Phnom Penh
The Central Market is a market and an art deco landmark in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The bright yellow building completed in 1937 has a 26-metre high central dome, with four tall arch-roofed arms branching out diagonally across the block, creating vast hallways housing countless stalls and a variety of goods.
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Rik Schuiling / TropCrop-TCS · CC BY-SA 4.0
The National Museum of Cambodia is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It is located in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh.
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Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Royal Palace of Cambodia is a complex of buildings which serves as the official royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol. The Cambodian monarchs have occupied it since it was built in the 1860s, with a period of absence when the country came into turmoil during and after the rule of the Khmer Rouge.
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Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram, also known as Wat Preah Keo Morakot which is commonly shortened to Wat Preah Keo in Khmer.
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plusgood · CC BY 2.0
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum for the Cambodian genocide. Located in Phnom Penh, the site is a former secondary school that had been turned into an internment facility known as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979.
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Michael Gruijters at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Daun Penh, Phnom Penh. The site features a pagoda, a stupa symbolizing the name of Phnom Penh, and a historical site that is part of the Khmer national identity. Wat Phnom has a total height of 46 meters (150 ft).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Khmerloy9 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Central Market is a market and an art deco landmark in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The bright yellow building completed in 1937 has a 26-metre high central dome, with four tall arch-roofed arms branching out diagonally across the block, creating vast hallways housing countless stalls and a variety of goods.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Rik Schuiling / TropCrop-TCS · CC BY-SA 4.0
The National Museum of Cambodia is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It is located in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Royal Palace of Cambodia is a complex of buildings which serves as the official royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol. The Cambodian monarchs have occupied it since it was built in the 1860s, with a period of absence when the country came into turmoil during and after the rule of the Khmer Rouge.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram, also known as Wat Preah Keo Morakot which is commonly shortened to Wat Preah Keo in Khmer.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
plusgood · CC BY 2.0
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum for the Cambodian genocide. Located in Phnom Penh, the site is a former secondary school that had been turned into an internment facility known as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Aug 2026
Michael Gruijters at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Daun Penh, Phnom Penh. The site features a pagoda, a stupa symbolizing the name of Phnom Penh, and a historical site that is part of the Khmer national identity. Wat Phnom has a total height of 46 meters (150 ft).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Khmerloy9 · CC BY-SA 4.0