After leaving the Royal Palace we headed south to further explore the city.
Picture 1: Cambodia Vietnam Friendship Monument: commemorated the former alliance between Cambodia and Vietnam. It was built in the 1970s by the communist regime that took power after the Cambodian-Vietnamese War and after the Khmer Rouge.
Picture 2: Neak Banh Teuk Park (with the Independence Monument in the background).
Picture 3: Apartment buildings.
Picture 4: Christmas decorations in a grocery store.
Pictures 5-6: Preah Sihamoniraja Buddhist University.
Picture 7: More unorganized cables.
Picture 8-13: Wat Botum: Established by King Ponhea Yat in 1442 Wat Botum is one of the most important pagodas in Phnom Penh. The wat was originally named Wat Khpop Ta Yang. At the time of the construction of the Royal Palace in the 1860s it was renamed Botum Wathei. Numerous politicians and eminent persons of the city are buried here and many prominent Cambodian monks have been ordained at the wat.
Picture 14: More Christmas decorations...
Picture 15: Statue of the late King Norodom Shihanouk.
Picture 16: Independence Monument, an iconic statue in Phnom Penh.
Picture 17: Cool building!
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