Posts Tagged "Phnom Penh"

APAD 351: Beautiful butterfly

Posted by The Insider on Aug 22, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, sights, That's My World, travel | 7 comments

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APAD 350: Wat Phnom

Posted by The Insider on Aug 21, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

I took this photo of Wat Phnom while inside a moving vehicle. We were on our way home from the Post Office driving along the street between Electricite du Cambodge and Cambodia Developmment Council.

The stupa, along with a small wat hidden amidst the vegetation, sit on top of the hill. The stupa’s spire looks like it is reaching out to the gods in heaven.

Wat Phnom, or the hill temple, is one of the most beautiful and popular landmarks in Phnom Penh.

According to the local folklore, in 1372 a woman named Penh, retrieved a koki tree from the river. Within the tree were four statues of the Buddha. To commemorate her find, she built the hill and the wat which still exists today, having been renovated many times over the years. Phnom is Khmer for ‘hill’, hence the city is named Phnom Penh, after the hill which she built. The temple has further significance also as inside the stupa are the ashes of King Ponhea who moved the capital from Angkor to present day Phnom Penh. – Source

The stupa rising amidst the canopy of trees caught my eye and immediately snapped this photo. To add more element of interest to the picture, I edited it a monochromatic look and this is what I came up with.

APAD 348: Another beautiful sky in the Penh

Posted by The Insider on Aug 17, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World | 9 comments

I would’ve not seen this amazing sky had I not taken the dogs for a walk.

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APAD 347: Som savakum

Posted by The Insider on Aug 16, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, transportation, travel | 1 comment

Welcome to Phnom Penh.

Top leaders of the ruling CPP party welcoming you to the city.

APAD 345: Vimean Eikareach

Posted by The Insider on Aug 14, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

Also known as the Independence Monument.

A memorial to Cambodia’s war dead and to celebrate the country’s independence.

Built in 1958 and designed by the renowned Cambodian architect, Vann Molyvann, to celebrate Cambodia’s independence from the French (1953).

It is in the form of a lotus-shaped stupa, of the style seen at the great Khmer temple at Angkor Wat and other Khmer historical sites. It is adorned with nagas or the seven-headed snakes. The above photo was taken from south of Norodom Boulevard.