Posts made in June 26th, 2012

APAD 313: Apartment buildings in Phnom Penh

Posted by The Insider on Jun 26, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, sights, That's My World | 2 comments

These are just one of the old apartment buildings in central Phnom Penh. Most apartment buildings in the city are said to be built in the 1960s. Generally a “shop house-style” characterized by deep narrow apartments made up of a combined ground-floor business-front and upstairs residence, with similar layouts consisting of a living room, kitchen and bathroom at the back and one or two bedrooms in the middle.

Apartment buildings in Phnom Penh are commonly 3-5 stories tall and with a balcony.

As you can see these apartments have been re-painted, there are still more buildings that need a bit of sprucing up.