Phnom Penh
Wat Chambak Meas
Contemporary monastery featuring a charismatic old wooden pagoda. The site is located around 20km north of central Phnom Penh on the bank of the Mekong River. Across the road is Wat Sovan Botum which features several monumental Buddha statues. Update 08/22: The old pagoda, bar the Buddha, has been pulled down.
Wat Vearin
Contemporary monastery and pagoda also known as Wat Prek Leap, located by the Mekong River just north of central Phnom Penh.
SOSORO Museum Phnom Penh
It may not seem so interesting at first but this is actually a recommended visit while in Phnom Penh. The museum is modern, well laid out, and well-staffed who are all very helpful and even quite knowledgable. The museum introduces ancient trade routes of the Funan era (dating back some 2000 years) and methods of … Read more
Wat Pothi Pruk
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the bank of the Mekong river. Located between the pagoda and the river, surrounded by funerary stupa, the original pagoda can still be seen. The old pagoda is very charismatic featuring ornate wooden pediments on the roof and embossed pediment design above the doors. Beautiful sema stones can also … Read more
Wat Botum Kong
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the bank of the river with views of Phnom Penh. The pagoda has some embossed murals of Buddhist narratives and near the river there is an old stupa that has become intertwined with the roots of a tree.
Wat Phnom Reap
A contemporary monastery featuring a large themed area, pagoda, and two modern buildings constructed in Angkorian style.
Wat Sowann Thamareach
A contemporary monastery that features several large buildings constructed in Angkorian style along with a monumental gate with smiling faces and a causeway lined with Devas and Asuras.
Phnom Penh National Museum of Cambodia
The museum holds the largest collection of ancient artifacts from the Khmer Empire including stunning artworks in wood, bronze, ceramic, and of course, stone. It offers a fantastic chance to take the amazing array and diversity of ancient Khmer arts spanning several centuries in one easy location. While the Angkor National Museum in Siem Reap … Read more
Central Market Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh’s Central Market (Khmer: ផ្សារធំថ្មី, “Phsar Thom Thmey”, “New Grand Market”), is popular with tourists and locals alike offering fresh produce, “street food” stalls, clothes, bags, hardware, and even electronics. You can find moto parking on the south side with a guard (cost 2000 riel), and noodle stalls etc can be found on the … Read more
Wat Krang Tnung
Also recorded as Wat Krang Thnong. A contemporary monastery and pagoda that is partially surrounded by a moat, and, where ancient temple remnants were found and registered under K 796.
Wat Kôk Khsach
Monastery where were found registered under the registration number K.763 and a statuette fragment. (Parmentier, 1935 – Cisark)
Wat Kôk Banhchân
Monastery partially surrounded by a moat with a large basin in the east, where were found a stele representing deities 9 (Navagraha) sandstone, a deity figure, a bell bronze, laterite blocks and bricks.
Wat Chum
It is located on the northwestern side of Phnom Penh and is set to become one of the city’s beautiful pagodas. Under restoration at the time (08/22), the contemporary monastery and pagoda features several monumental statues and, according to reports, once held remnants of an ancient temple including a Prei Khmeng style lintel that would … Read more
Wat Chhouk Va
Located on the northwestern side of Phnom Penh, it is a contemporary pagoda that is partially surrounded by a moat with a small shrine containing remnants of an ancient temple and several old and very characterful stupa.
Wat Botum (Phnom Penh)
Also known as Wat Botumvatey, it is located in central Phnom Penh and near the Royal Palace, originally established by King Ponhea Yat and named Wat Khpop Ta Yang, the site has a history dating back to the 15th century (at least) and is reportedly named after the lotus pond that once existed at the site. … Read more
Wat Toek Thla
Also recorded as Tuek Thla Pagoda, it is a contemporary monastery with a grand pagoda, grand stupa, and an earlier characterful building that dates to the late 1920s.
Saravoan Techo Pagoda
Also recorded as Wat Saravan, it is a monastery and contemporary pagoda located in central Phnom Penh. It features some beautiful stupa/chedi, ornate sema stones embedded into the pagoda walls, with beautiful murals inside. In the 1930s, the French researcher, Parmentier, mentioned a Ganeca statue seen here. I believe a collection of Pali manuscripts were … Read more