5 Sights in Khan Daun Penh, Cambodia (with Map and Images)

Explore interesting sights in Khan Daun Penh, Cambodia. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Khan Daun Penh, Cambodia.

List of cities in Cambodia Sightseeing Tours in Khan Daun Penh

1. Ounalom Pagoda

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Wat Ounalom is a wat located on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, near the Royal Palace of Cambodia. As the seat of Cambodia's Mohanikay Order, it is the most important wat of Phnom Penh, and the center of Cambodian Buddhism. It was established in 1443 and consists of 44 structures. It was damaged during the Khmer Rouge period but has since been restored. The main complex houses a stupa that contains what is believed to be an eyebrow hair of Lord Buddha and an inscription in Pali.

Wikipedia: Wat Ounalom (EN)

2. Royal Palace

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Royal Palace Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0

The Royal Palace of Cambodia is a complex of buildings which serves as the royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol . The Cambodian monarchs have occupied it since it was built in the 1860s, with a period of absence when the country came into turmoil during and after the reign of the Khmer Rouge.

Wikipedia: Royal Palace, Phnom Penh (EN)

3. Wat Phnom Pagoda

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Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple (wat), a pagoda, that symbolizes 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 (150ft). The pagoda is named after Lady Penh from the story of the discovery of the five statues: four Buddha statues and one Vishnu statue.

Wikipedia: Wat Phnom (EN)

4. Saravon Decho Pagoda

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Wat Saravan, officially Wat Saravan Techo, is a wat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located to the northwest of the Royal Palace of Cambodia and southwest of Wat Ounalom. It is said to have over 3,400 manuscripts in what has been described as the largest library in the country.

Wikipedia: Wat Saravan (EN)

5. Silver Pagoda

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The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram, also known as Wat Preah Keo Morakot which is commonly shortened to Wat Preah Keo in Khmer.

Wikipedia: Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh (EN)

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