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Temples and Beyond
Looking for the best things to do in Phnom Penh without wasting time? This guide covers the must-see things to do in Phnom Penh from the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda to the powerful Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, plus riverside walks along Sisowath Quay. You will also find top attractions in Phnom Penh like Central Market, Wat Phnom, and Koh Dach for a quick escape.
Wat Phnom Daun Penh or Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple 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. Wat Phnom has a total height of 46 meters
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 by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979
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
Oudong is a town in Cambodia, at the base of Phnom Udong Mountain, northwest of Phnom Penh. It was the site of the royal capital from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The mountain’s 2 mounds are connected by a ridge and dotted with stupas and shrines dedicated to former kings. Chedi Mouk Pruhm is the burial site of King Monivong. The ruins of Arthross Temple house a large golden Buddha.
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
Choeung Ek is a site in Dangkao on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, that was used as a Killing Field between 1977 and 1979 by the Khmer Rouge to perpetrate the Cambodian genocide.