Phnom Penh
Preparing for the Water Festival in Phnom Penh.
Photo by Magalie L'Abbé.Founded in the mid-14th century by the Khmers as a monastery, Phnom Penh replaced Angkor Thom as the country's capital a century later. It remains the capital of Cambodia today, with a population of 1 million.
Phnom Penh was evacuated by Pol Pot in 1975 and remained virtually uninhabited until 1979. It has been a long road to the peaceful and growing Phnom Penh of today.
Phnom Penh now offers travelers a second major destination of interest in Cambodia, its modern history and city temples complementing the jungle spectacle of Angkor.
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Tuol Sleng is a poignant memorial to the recent horrors of genocide by the Khmer Rouge.
The grounds of this highschool turned prison are like they were in 1979 at the end of the genocide. |
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Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom is the temple on the hill in Phnom Penh.
According to legend, in the 14th century a woman named Penh found sacred Buddhist objects in the nearby river and placed them here on the small hill that later became a temple. |
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