After having lived in Cambodia for a few months, I finally got around to visiting some of the typical tourist sites. For a variety of reasons, I don't often carry my large DSLR. However, visiting these sights were some of the rare times that I bought my camera along. My iPhone usually does the trick for day-to-day life, but it still can't compare with some of the images that I was able to capture.
National Museum of Cambodia
The National Museum is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and houses a large collection of Khmer art. The building itself is unite beautiful, with an open courtyard in the middle. However, the museum wasn't quite what I was expecting — there is a lot to look at but not always a lot of information about what I was seeing.
The Royal Palace
The Kings of Cambodia have lived in this royal complex of buildings since being built in the 1860s. The construction and establishment of the Royal Palace is relatively recent considering the history of Cambodia but displays traditional Khmer architecture. The complex includes the Throne Hall, Moonlight Pavilion, Silver Pagoda, Khemarin Palace and other smaller structures.
Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom was originally built in 1373 and is the legendary founding place of Phnom Penh. It is the tallest religious structure in the city, sitting atop an artificial hill that's nearly 90 feet tall. The current temple was last rebuilt in 1926.
