Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is considered the loveliest of the French-built cities of Indochina.

Phnom Penh sits at the confluence of the Mekong, Tonle Bassac and Tonle Sap Rivers.

The riverfront area is undoubtedly one of the most splendid in Asia.

Highlights

	The National Museum, home to a sublime collection of sculpture from the Angkorian era.
	The Silver Pagoda in the Royal Palace with 5000 silver floor tiles.
	Wat Phnom, a place of legends.

One legend tells that Phnom Penh was founded when an old woman named Penh found four Buddha images on the banks of the Mekong. She housed them on a nearby hill, and the town that emerged around the hill became Phnom Penh (Hill of Penh).

Phnom Penh

Highlights

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