Phnum Penh

National Museum

Built in 1913, the museum currently has a collection of handicrafts and carvings 4-10 century Angkor era, such as the number of pieces of French photographer shooting photos of Angkor, Angkor Wat and many genuine sculptures. Before doing homework to do before Angkor Wat would be helpful.

The museum is open design, very beautiful, full of exotic flavors. Central has a kiosk dedicated to a deity like, surrounded by four artificial lotus pond, grass and garden benches and white, like a road noise walls, blocking the hall outside the hustle and bustle of downtown, quietly let visitors travel tours.

Website: http://www.cambodiamuseum.info/
Tickets:
Tickets $ 3, 1-3 dollars photographic camera
Consumption: ¥ 3
Phone: (855-23) 211753
Address: NH 5, St.Joseph Catholic Church, Phnom Penh

Wat Ounalom

 Phnom Penh, the largest and oldest temple, there is the largest pagoda in Phnom Penh. Ounalom meaning "eyebrow", the legendary stupa in the possession of a monk eyebrows. Tower dedicated to the 1890 welcome back from Ceylon Buddhist relic, so many dignitaries like ashes in the temple tower built, well placed in the deceased's ashes beside the Buddha, gradually formed towers.

Now here is the headquarters of the Cambodian Buddhist organization, you can see the monks reading, discussing life scenes.

Arrival traffic: Wu ji Temple that is located in the Tonle Sap River, National Museum out of the north, continue to go north along 13th Street to 154 Street, turn right (east) on to the

Tickets:Free
Phone:(855-23) 12773361
Address: 250 meters north of Phnom Penh Museum, next to the Tourist Information Center

Tuol Sleng Museum

 Prison Museum is located in the southern city, was originally a high school here, Pol Pot period is used as a detention camp inmates, also known as S-21 prison. Where more than 17,000 have been imprisoned intellectuals, civilians and women and children, were tortured to death every day countless people, until 1979 the forests regime invaded Phnom Penh, this concentration camp left 14 dead bodies and seven survivors. Torture museum exhibition and presentation creepy. Another daily 10:00 and 15:00 have documentaries broadcast.

Arrival Transport: From 10-15 minute ride to the palace, the fare of about 4,000 riel. Or participate in the killing fields hostel half day ($ 2 / person), the return off midway in prison museum

Tickets: Tickets $ 2, $ 5 camera
Address: Street 113, Boeng Keng Kang, Phnom Penh, 3, Cambodia

Silver Pagoda

Silver Pagoda was built in 1892-1920 between, in 1962, according to the Cambodian traditional building refurbishment, floor by a 5329 silver each weighing 1.125 kg brick-paved, 5-ton, so called Silver Pagoda, plus hundreds temple pieces of national treasures of gold and silver treasures, it is also known as Silver Pagoda. Because of the Emerald Buddha, also known as Wat Phra Kaew temple worship. Temple Central has a 18k gold build statues, weight 90kg, Buddha body set with 9,584 diamonds, the largest one in the Buddha body inlaid chest, weighs 25 carats. It commemorates Buddha like King Sisowath build.
Address:Phnom Penh, Cambodia

             Independence Monument

Independence Monument to commemorate the November 9, 1953 in Cambodia to get rid of French colonial rule and won independence completely built. Completed in March 1958, 37 meters high, a total of 7 layers, there are zombies (Cambodia cultural symbol) 100. When Independence Day every year, the Cambodian king or kings representatives held a grand ceremony here. Also many visiting foreign heads of state to lay a wreath here.

Arrival Traffic: Crossroads Norodom Sihanouk Avenue and Avenue of the central Independence Square, the Royal Palace on the south side

Phone: (855-23) 216666

Address: Corner of Sihanouk and Norodom boulevards, Phnom Penh

Killing Fields of Cahoeung EK

In 1975, the Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot seized power capture of Phnom Penh, between the next three years, Cambodia lost nearly a third of her population, but are mostly intellectuals. Died here are mostly from the S-21 prison inmates, including men, women and babies, so far in the killing fields there are more than 9,000 corpses dug up with, so here is also known mass graves.
In 1988, the government built a stupa in this, to put excavated from graves came out of the skull, so as memorial to commemorate the innocent spirits.

Arrival traffic: the need chartered to, motorcycles $ 4, about 30 minutes drive away.
Tickets: $ 2
Address: 15km southwest of the city, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Wat Phnom

Wat Phnom is the birthplace of Phnom Penh, about one hundred meters, the peak for the "Ben" (ie, the English word Phnom penh) Lady's image, is one of the symbols of Phnom Penh. Standing on Tashan overlooking the entire city of Phnom Penh.

Tower Temple Peak, a height of about 30 meters stupa on top of mountain, more majestic. Rest of the mountain is a small public park.

Legend of Tashan: The Legend 14th century a man named "Ben," the woman picked up a statue due to flooding along the Mekong River rafting point of the Buddha, built on a hill, to repair the temple worship, and gradually developed into a bustling town. The nation's capital from the 15th century Angkor moved here, officially named "Ben hundred sac", meaning "Ben Lady of the Mountain", the local Chinese called "Phnom Penh."

Arrival Transportation: Northeast in Phnom Penh, Norodom Boulevard and 96th Street junction.
Tickets: $ 1
Transportation: Northeastern city of Phnom Penh, Norodom Boulevard and 96th Street at the junction
Address: Street 96, Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia