Things to see in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia, with an urban population of about 1.5 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 9 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Tuol Sleng torture center Museum
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.
2Royal Palace History
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.
3National Museum of Cambodia Art
The National Museum of Cambodia is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum.
4Wat Phnom Place of worship
Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Doun 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.
5Independence Monument, Phnom Penh History
The Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, was built in 1958 to memorialise Cambodia's independence from France in 1953. It stands on a roundabout in the intersection of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard in the centre of the city.
6Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh Place of worship
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.
7Central Market Shopping
The Central Market is a market and an art deco landmark in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
8Wat Ounalom Place of worship
Wat Ounalom is a wat located on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, near the Chaktomuk Royal Palace. As the former seat of Cambodia's Mahanikaya Order, it is regarded as the most important wat in Phnom Penh and the central institution of Cambodian Buddhism.
9Monivong Bridge Landmark
Monivong Bridge is a heavily trafficked bridge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It bridges the Bassac River near the end of National Highway 2 to southern Cambodia and lies along the National Highway 1 which connects the city to eastern Cambodia and Vietnam.
10Al-Serkal Place of worship
The Al-Serkal Mosque is the main mosque in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
11Notre Dame Cathedral Place of worship
Christ the King Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Phnom Penh, was a 19th-century French Gothic revival church that served as the cathedral of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh.
12Wat Langka Place of worship
Wat Langka is a wat (Buddhist temple) located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is one of the five ancient pagodas in Phnom Penh and was built in B.E. 1985 (A.D. 1442).
13Mosque Nur ul-Ihsan Place of worship
The Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque was, until 2018, the oldest mosque in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It was situated 7 km north of the centre of the city.
14Wat Botum Place of worship
Wat Botum, the official name is Wat Botum Vatey Reachavararam literally means "The temple of lotus which was built by the king", is a wat (pagoda) located on Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
15Chroy Changva Bridge Landmark
The Chroy Changva Bridge is a 709-meter bridge that crosses the Tonlé Sap River in Phnom Penh, originally built in 1963, with Japanese aid. Severely damaged during the civil war in 1972 and 1973, it remained closed until it reopened on 26 February 1994
16Roman Catholic Church of Phnom Penh Place of worship
St. Joseph's Church is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
17Sorya Shopping Center Shopping
Sorya Shopping Center is a Western-styled shopping mall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It has 8 stories, 180 stores and a food court, including brands such as Lucky Supermarket and The Pizza Company.
18Wat Saravan Place of worship
Wat Saravan, officially Wat Saravan Techo, is a wat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located to the northwest of the Royal Palace of Cambodia and southwest of Wat Ounalom.
19Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument History
The Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, is a large concrete monument commemorating the former alliance between Vietnam and Cambodia.
20Boeung Kak Nature
Boeung Kak is an area in Khan Toul Kourk, centrally located in the capital city of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Until around 2010, it was the largest urban lake in Phnom Penh.
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